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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
The centre of the line and backfield are
composed of veterans, and h Is not CIV
Ing as much of his time to these posi-
tions as he is to the ends. Last year
c. II. 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 a 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 % candi-
dates, including only five veterans from
last year, Captain Gaillard, Ellison and
Hcberton. backheld men, and Wray and
Flood, ends. There are some good men
from last years second team, Felin, q
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, halfback.
Manager p. F. Cabell announces the
following schedule: October 3, Frank
ford High School, at home: October g.
Penn Charter, at home; October 16, De
Lancey, at home; October %. Episcopal
Academy, away: October 30. German
town, away; November 6, Cheltenham
High School, at home. and November l3,
ST Lukes, at home.
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''''" '''1N'' ~ '~''''
ITHACA, Sept. ,2o.-Head Coach Sharpe
fSrtycseyen men adding six six more Tt'' players ayers to
the training table and giving the players an
Memorial clubhouse instead of attempting
any practice The outcome of the Pittsburgh
being considered an unusually severe "c one for for
an opener.
ANN ARBoR. Mich, Sept ae.-Huebers
work at quarter on the second team was the
gan, the little sophomore three times getting
ios a on Of he FIRST srn thirty stored pF1 fh
only touchdown and Capt. ,Raynsford Kicked
score possible, after an hours hours hard ard fighte M
ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 2o.-The football squad
at the Naval Academy put plenty of dash
opening game against Georgetown is to take
place on Saturday next. The midshipmen
last year.
Army's opening game less than week oh on
Of tho veterans have forgotten how to catch
a punt and the fumbling SO much in evidence
Will sound the death knell TO daily paraies
for the cadets, and this will give the squad
another hours practice each day.
CARLISLE; Pa. Sept %. New formations
last night nv Coach Warner during Carsle's
experimentation with much-changed back
hclu. The coaches desire To the first
squad only an extended rudimentary drill.
The new plays are for use against Lehigh on
Saturday.
NEW YORK. Sept a.-Owing to the Ford
ham Narsity's fine showing in holding George
town scOreless In tie game az Washington
IN saturday, day Of rest vas granted 10
the squad Yesterday. Coach Wymard was
greatly pleased with the result OF the contest
and the condition of the eleven. SChwab being
the only player on the sick list.
WTLT.IAMSTOWN. Mass. Sept 2g.-Cotch
Daly dismissed most of the Williams regulars
after an easy forty minutes signal drill res-
tCrday afternoon. An injury To his knee re-
ceived in the r. p. I. game Saturday. pre-
vented Driscoll from taking part in the work
out, and II is doubtful whether he will be
able to play against Vermont this week
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mediocWty 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 op-
poTun!ties for his backfeld.
"A coach has not time TO convince any
one. The man who needs to be con-
WINGED is the man who brings defeat
"A coach shouldn't tell a player all ne
thinks Hes liable TO he misunderstood
The unmistakable sign of despair in a
coach is when he tries TO lash his team
with words into making poorly planned
plays 60"
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 20 players who
were with the majors in 1914. The list
OF 80 was not given out, but it is under
stood that Sherwood MaGee. Lobert and
boriH. Of the Phil!les, and Walter John
son. Of the Washington club are in that
mythical gathering This comes as
severe blow 10 the veraCity of some wei
come known authorities, who assert that
Lobert will be the Phlies' manager in
1915.
Az Sharp is cutting down his Cor
nell squad AT Ithaca. That Is one way
10 put the trimmings on football team.
Another method is that adopted here
last Thanksgiving by Doctor Sharp in
the Penn game.
Now that "Rube" Marquard has won
= game. the proposed trade is apt 10 be
caLei on ANY man who loses dozen
In row, then captures the thirteenth
start. is certainly not unIIcky McGIaw
hasn't much material. hence ho needs
luck, and "Elba' seems 10 he the man
"Ith the horseshoe.
The Philles have still a fghtinE chance
for first division, They are three games
behind the Cubs on the other hand
the Brooklyn club has better than
fighting chance 70 dislodge the locals
from nth place, as the Daisies are Lead
ing the Lodgers by the keen margin or
only half a game
Tomorrow the question Of where the
A~my-NaVy games is 10 he played viii
un settled. That Philadelphia viii! again
De the scene Of this highly attractive
contest Is ccrtain-that is, If il is PLAYED
at all
PTGlLISTTC NOTE
Morris and Flynn are AT IL aEIn
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INMAN WINS FIRST
LEG OF BILLIARD
MATCH FROM HOPPE
AT English Style of Play
Victor Outclassed Amerii-
ankee Style to Be
Played Today.

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-Melbourno In
man. English billiard champion, defeated
Willie Hoppe, American billiard champion
at the Hotel Astor last night in the first
game If a 600 point combination match
at both English and American billiards.
Inman's score for the opening session
was 602 TO Hopes 3Ot The Englishman
averaged q SIP, while Hopes average
was 10 ls-22
The match continues throughout the
week, ls2 American balk line being the
game for this afternoon and tonight.
Inman showed himself 10 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 a 5xlO table without pockets, while
the English game Is played on a 6xl2
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.
Ipman- o Al SO 2 90 so IS 90 I2 35 l23
. 0 81 o 10 40 1850 High runs l23' 49,
5ISP;7S % 81 Il sO4 2ish y runs n 8 s. 50 szS z
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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 baseball circles Is true. there
is no chance of Dooin's rcappontment; at
the same time, there is almost as much
uncertainty in the workings of the Office
OF a baseball club as there is on the
iield.
John Coorhs pitched yesterday in the
American League for the first time since
the first two games at Boston in 1918,
April 10 and II. Several times this season
Colby John the ''eX-Iron Man" has been
sent In to do a little work in exhibition
games, but he was not assigned for
league duty until yesterday. 1t is the
general belief among physicians who have
had Coomhs under their care for the last
year and a half that he will never DO
able 20 regain his pitching form
At present Coomhs s strong. But the
trouble is that he has some lurking fear
that he NAV 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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REACH AGREEMENT TODAY
Officials to Decide on Place to Play
Army Navy Game.

WASHINGTON, d, c., Sept. 29-Final
settlement OF the controversy between
West Point and Annapolis over the selec-
ton of the place for this years Army
Navy football game probably win be
reached today. Secretaries Daniels and
Garrison agreed 10 confer then with the
athletic officers OF the two service schools
10 consummste an agreement
Ohicials here are confident that this
years game will be played IN Philadel-
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 TO the time clause.
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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 determlna-
ton 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 II can't be
denied that in the past the games be
tween these two teams have been fre-
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 a 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 n
last resort when everything else had
failed
There is no longer any doubt that Ted"
Merrill has tho inside track for the quar-
terback 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
taInty. Merril's running in the open field
Is very much like that Of Miller, the for
meT Penn State quarterback. Adding
a little confidence TO Merrill is making
a different player OF him.
Assistant Coach BY" Dickson IS seri-
ously worried over the dearth Of first
class ends. The quality of the ends will
make or break team. Speed Is not the
only requisite, for If it were Pennsyl-
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ATHLETICS WILL
BEGIN ANOTHER
TRAINING SIEGE
Collins and Baker Arrived at
Noon-Others Will Fol-
low Later = Macks and
Phillies Idle Today.

Following a highly successful but not
a close and exciting campaign against the
American League allies. Connie Mack $
six-time champions. are on the verge
Of their second training season of the
year At noon today Eddie Collins and
Frank Baker arrived other members
OF the squad who will be coming into
Philadelphia within the next "a hours are
Bender, Plank, Davis, Schang, Barry,
oldring, and possibly strunk and Nc
limits.
All of these players will take a few
days rest while the Athletics are play
ing out their schedule in Washington.
Baker is going to take day or so off
for the purpose Of visiting his farm at
Trappe, Md. where he will keep the edge
on his batting eye by using the shotgun.
Eddie Collins will engage chiefly In rest
at his home in Lansdowne. with a little
literary work thrown in. He is going to
write few advance stories for the EVEN
ING LEDGER with reference to the worlds
series.
The other members Of the club who will
be in Philadelphia will divide their time
between complete rest and light work at
Shibe Park with the exception Of Plank.
who is booked to visit his friends and rea-
tives in Gettysburg, Pa. Chief" Bender.
who, with Plank, will do the bulk of the
Athletics defense work in the series. will
play golf
Mack himself will probably be in Wash
ington tomorrow. He will, as usual
leave all of the business details OF the
series to John Shibe and his corps of
assistants, while he devotes his entire
time to planning for the series battles
There are several youngsters on Con-
nie's string who will be worked against
the Nationals in Washington. and these
will be given a careful review.
Today the main body Of the Athletics
10 advancing Eastward. Those PLAYERS
who are sentenced to the Washington
series will switch of at Harrisburg.
while the others will come through T.
this city. No game is on the schedule
hence the Mackmen took their time and
boarded a comparatively late train out
of St Louis yesterday.
Charles Dooins PhilHes are likewise
idle. The game on the schedule today
was played last Saturday and was one
of the brace captured by the locals from
Cincinnati Tomorrow the Phillies will
begin their final home series Of the year.
meeting the Brooklyn Dodgers at Broad
and Huntington streets.
Club officials Of the Philics are reti-
cent on the subject Of Hans Lobcrts
appointment to the manascrship Of the
Phillies to succeed Charles Doom. II Is
said that when the board Of directors
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
WILLIAMS PROVED
ONCE MORE THAT
HEISA 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 whe
thought they saw In kid" Herman, OF
Pekin, ILL.,, future champion. Kid will
Jams. of Baltimore, holder of the worlds
championship title, easily outboxed, out
rlugged and finally knocked out the little
westerner in four rounds at the Olympia
A. A, last night.
The bout brought out . record crowd
and long before the first bout was put on
every seat in the house was flled, ana
there were hundreds standing. The boys
were to have weighed in at Liz pounds
but the champion was a quarter OF
pound overweight. Herman entered ths
ring first. and took the corner whieA
Williams has always occupied in all his
contests before the Olympia Club. Will
Jams wanted Herman to give him hs
favorite corner. but Herman was obdurats
and after a ten-minuts wrangle Williams
took the other corner.
The preliminaries were all good. In th'
first one Eddie" Rivers won a hot ses'
sion from Jack Campbell; Charlie Rear
had shade on Young" Wilson In SIX
rounds, and kid" Goodman, OF New
York. substituting for Young" Digslhs'
who had an injured hand, outfoush
Jimmy" Murray tough New York ooy
who has been doing good work In loeai
rings lately. The semiwind-up was oe'
tween Eddie" O'Keefe. OF this city ana
Dutch" Brandt, OF New York. Okeeie
won all the way, although Brandt out
weighed him five pounds. o'Keefe was
far too clever for his opponent and won
easily on points
wammy nsa, Harris mas s Sss for S
M,ecarey's club II Los Angeles, and .s also as Is
Winters campaign, Harris plans TO IN Z
Williams get a good long rest durihs too
notchers In the feathergeight class; H1r5s
hgures that By that time all the little feiloS'
Will be beaten.
Old timers who have seen the work y
Preston Brown, the colQred Tea mS,' s. 10
have remarked the resemblance a. Brosa BrossI,rss
Dixon. Brown has all the moves and aaJI,,tiax
or ths old champion. but lacks the hltsns hl!sass r
proves OF the former king OF the ie~'N-
weights.
Fred ,Yslls and Whitley Baker have Rsa. ssSs
matched TO meat IN the wind-up st the the,saIs sss
vas to have been between Yells and F'1eiigs
Kelly, but the latter Is Ill OF pt0Hs
poisoning.
Manager Marcus Williams has aETsnEsSei
good show for his patrons at The EsiIhtss n ~
featherWeight champion OF the 2. :, Nsa
and Buck Flemmlng. OF this City =
wind-uR
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Cridiron News Cleaned From

vania would have a fieet-footed pair The
Pennsylvania system requires that the
ends shall be heavy men to play against
the opposing tackle. This requirement
is what makes Murdock's effort to win a
position here so difficult. Murdoch is will
ing enough and born fighter. but throw
ing his $50 pounds against 190-pound
tackle doesn't worry the opposing tackle
very much.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
BASEBALL CONDENSED


NATIONAL LEAGUE
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'ES EhCAf HGoOG
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SeU Nnrk IL, pittshurgh q (9d game.
q Inning daTknpssC
Chicago q, g. Boston Boston Sev yorL
st. Louis at Broohlyn'
TOMORROW'S GAMES.
BrookIyn at PhiIadelphia
RIstnn AT New York
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sew lgrA ~ G @@ '-"- li.."nlsn 80 - :" - -
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
uESTERoAvrs REsIJITs
-, 1T AtI,I.tics
- IN, Wnt 81, =. Chicagn
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CieyeIand /. New YoFL .
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29

PRINCETON. Sept. ga week OF indl-
vidual coaching for the Princeton football
Of the regulars, including Captain Ballin,
Shenlt and T.. Trenkmann has a day Off but
the rest Of the squad had a long individual
preliminary drill. The varsity and scrub
mixed it for half an hour and the first-strins
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
Colleges
Yale University's Football
Players Enjoyed First
Moonlight Practice Last
Night on Ellis Field.

Neither Morgan nor B. Curtis made par
ticularly good showing against Bates, while
rrumbull has much to learn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29

NEW HAVEN, Sept. 20 The Yale football
team had Its first practice by moonlight last
night. The moon shone over the field before
Coach Frank Hinkey shouted AL in" TO
members OF the squad. Signal drlll for the
varsity and scrimmagc ror the second and
third teams marked the practice. Pumpelly
at tullback and Duryea at half played
smashing game for the second team.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Sept. 2e.SAlthough
there no scrimmaging for the Harvard
varsity regulars and substitutes who played
against Bates Saturday, there otherwise was
let up in the work The linesmen were
worked hard on breaking through, the
tackles, in particular, coming in for a lot OF
coaching from crawford Blegden, '02. who
played with CUTS on Dave Campbells team.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29

Club officials Of the PhlIics are reti-
cent on the subject Of Hans Lobcrt
appointment to the manascrship Of the
Phillies to succeed Charles Doom 1t is
said that when the board of directors
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-13
SOCCER SNAPSHOTS

One OF the most surprising results on sAtur-
day was the drawn game between Bethlehem
and Victor IN the American League at Beth
half time Bethlehem held lead OF two goals
TO none and deserved 1t. The Victor team
played a great game in the second half and
practically hemmed the steelworkers in their
ton, Gaynor. Brigham and Scott proved them
lshem defense was sure put TO II 10 prevent
them from scoring more than two soals.
As an all,round sportsman c; B. Webster.
Jr. would be hard 10 beat, He played for
the Uniysrtity Of Pennsylvanla at cricket,
eAptainsd the golf team and now captains the
soccer team. He took UP soccer only last year
Saek SS 'f He will andoabtsdly improve steadily.
and the club he elects 20 play for after he
graduates from Penn will Indeed bs lucky.
II Is really a pity that with the breaking
up OF the ,Pennsyiysnia League the nsms IA
list Of soccer clubs. Tacony had a long and
honorable career. and OF AL rho local teams
lean Cup. Taeony Is now Enowp as pisston.
and that the new club may uphold the ira
ditlons OF the old was proved on Saturday.
when It defeated Rangers with tho greatest
ease By l2 goals to none.
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SUTTON -SCHAEFER
FINISH BILLIARD
CONTEST TONIGHT
Veteran Sutton Victorious,
400 to 321, in First Leg of
l200-point Contest-Play
This Afternoon.

George Sutton will meet Young Jake
schaefcr in the final 400 point l41 balk
line billiard match tonight at Alltnger's
Academy, 1907 Market street, in what
should prove to be one Of the most inter-
esting new-game matches of the year.
The play is being held under the auspices
of the Champion Billiard Players League.
and 1900 points Is the goal set. Both men
are experts at the 14.l billiard pastime.
aud as they are now in good form eXcep-
tionally fine work is due.
This afternoon 400 points will bo played,
making the second leg of the contest. The
final 400 points are to be played tonight
In the opening 40O-point round last night
George Sutton, the veteran billiard player,
showed splendid control and defeated his
younger opponent, Schaefer. 400 to 32l.
The tabulation by innings follows:
0, s. S8s 0. 10. 10 Q. 90 Q, s., 80. o, 6, q,
Total ADO Average, IA 22-27. High rms, as,
a. s'$sG5sSas j. { . IT, l. = a z - . 8 g: Il g
~ Total 321. Average II. High runs, SO.
az and 4S,
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THE GOLFERS AFTERMATH

II was really q foregone conclusion that Mrs.
C. H Vanderheok would win the women's In
Crickst club, ior, while there are many good
players numbered among the members OF that
Organization, there are none who can quite
come up TO the form shown by the winner this
last season. Miss Catherine Davis, the runner
up. played excsiiently In the nnal round, but
the match ended with Miss Davis down and
d to play. Mrs. Vanderbeck went out Ia 49,
And the four holes of the inward journey were
made IN 10 strokes. In the final Of the second
eight Miss Marian Haylor defeated Mrs. F. w.
Norris, UP and TO play.
The ovsrerook Golf club has one OF the best
and spOTtleSt nine hole courses In the Vicinity
q hd ths Tsl f Is sEo y q P.oA loofSs Ss
course 10 constructed over very rolling ground,
and this tends 10 put a premium on accurately
placed shOts: In addition, there are plenty OF
hrtlhcial and ne tural hazards. and the course
has playing length Of about 6400 yards for
the fun round OF IS holes. The average OBJ
server who inspects the course casually and
Iemark9 that II sesm4 rather easy Is likely
70 be badly fooled when he comes to play
over It.
The annual fall tournament at PTineeton
pTopBht out msny hrst-olass players and gave
Captain Church an opportunity 70 size Up the
prospective candidates. Columbia University
H. also conducting fall tournament Tennis
AZ the University OF Pennsylvania Is also
booming the courts al S4th and Chestnut
streets being much in demand. The Red and
Blue students would do well IN following
Prtneston's example in holding fAil tourna-