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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-31
.IOIINSON OR WILLARD
FOR HAVANA VICTORY?
/ RING EXPERTS DIFFER
Negro Sure of Clean-cut
Win, Says Fred Sears,
While Mccartney Thinks
It Walkover for Cowboy
After goth Round.

with the worlds heavyweight cham
nionship Johnson Willard battle at Ha-
rana cuba, less than week on, the most
puzzling uuostion-and a logical one-for
Gstic fans throughout these United States
e Will the title change hands?
while some of the leading pugilistic
aonesters In the world are at their wits
end trying to pick the probable winner
and are still noncommtttal, several sports
men have cast their predictions. a few
favor willard; others believe johnson will
win
For instance, two Philadelphia men In the
nuRllstiC limelght, one manager OF the late
ior fSr'a a white hope champion, ihe other trainer
Of the mentioned fighter, take different Views
The individuals referred to are Billy Nj
iieyes willard will have, little trouble defeat
IN the Big Black, Why, johnson will not
issxsGy ssys ghost o. ae sns} ne Pf nS G t
champion an old, slow and fat opponent aud
reEro's H S style, having trained with him ''s
when sno WaFS ,hs bs MAS op IN ts Sm hs
success Johnson said ,, he II always let the
sr fellow bST seb 6S the hads m the boos e Dg nd
Bssossd. lie was content 70 counter.
h "b sit surprised il Jess Who Who is "' bT vi gh
fellow, will fight on exactly, the same lines az
S or % ROUNDS sb but sT tbst Il VIII
s Of 1hyssn 2ny fgw low rSHpSs ] one 5eoTe or b The White
right hand uppercuts.''
On the other hand, Sears believes that John
son will successfully defend his championship
Fred says: Jacks experience and ring gen
eralshp will carry him through victor over
Willard. Jess is a husky fellow, and he Will
he the biggest opponent Johnson ever faced,
lust the same | am OF the opinion that VIII
lard has not been groomed aud schooled long
enough TO stand any sort Of a show OF grab
hing the title from johnson"
I Then there is Jack McGuiRan, local pro-
bIoter. Although he Eeems 10 lean toward
Johnson in speaking of the battle MCGuiEan
does not commit himself He has wltne- Scd
Willard In most Of the Karsan's fights In
New York, and says the cowboy IL an in-and-
out fighter. ,-,.,
i'Wiilard looked good TO me ono night" says
'and the next night he boxed he
fnirht like rank novice. II he is unalse to
land his punches johnson, Willard may
lose heart and turn victory In favor of the
However. fight fans have but fve days to
walt. The afternoon OF Easter Monday IL the
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= THEATRICAL
g!29l)z BAEOEkER

My ns%rt T TdE1sT an sS
s 'Gms0y anS what shs "S dOss to Sedats
FL English family ,irst-rate amusement. .s15
win the Raise Wei to tie tie fore, The news
oHRRicK ! keps sSs'ft, to HaldDafe George
Coh9ns mastery dIameStizatioP mat Of the story 9c
serted inn In winter 10 write novel. The
much humor. The principal success Of ia.sL
LirrIE- ISDP servant in the House, SitR itR
Edith wynne Matlhison and the resident
company, Charles Bann Kennedys familiar
a dPsndigger syG ana he PSy mystic HI msnso sS
LYRIC-"A MlxlUp," with Marie Dressier, A
burlesGGs queen, She S' arrives at the nat Of
haPpy married ded n nogng man . 9t lust the he
Miss Dressler's talents. ........,,. ,,.......: ,s:i5
NALNuT-Thgrs.9n, the nlssieian. with
new array OF tricks mystihcations and o.
ticsl Illusions OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
VAUDEVILLE
KEITH S--Gsrtrude Hoffman, in a new 1918
Revue; John c. Rice and Sallie Cohen in An
#sf5rd %sS Mn Fs5~ S Is SsaPRs aFdsS aF sad ana
RAS6ePPt Ri5of P'tIpgSs IsSS Arthur Huston
Bertle Meaumente and Jack Arnold, in THE
BSWen; caDtaIn r Jack Barnett and MD" son. in
,'Tha Llttle Mans Club, and pictures
L1cey. in 'The Plano Movers and The Act
sSs LADY ,mi Bstty yoDsSS G9EaOn and Mar
The American rrumpeter's Trio and Charles
WILLIAM PENN-Rose, Harry and Tully
ti;apngdon r. "a Night on the the bonsya&Sa r.
Tis Francis and Rose, Joe LanigHn, monol-
ugist, and Mallie and Bart company, In THE
Baggage Smashers. -
CROSS KEYs5FFst Keys g hall 9S Tsss IpIis,,s
Bennett. Harry Sullivan and company, IN
Back 10 NeRbqTgh"; Quinn and Mitchell,
Fred and annie Pelot.
NIXON Made In Philadelphia" Joseph
HortiE, in Our Friend Frltz": Moore, Car
mack ard o'Brlen. Cotter ana Bouldsn, Nan
skier In On the h. and o. the Gene
Muller Troupe the Five Musical Marines ami
alice in Wonderland movies.
STOCK.
Climax" Edward LOeks's
Unusual little drama OF the girl who gains .
voice and loses a lover.
BuRLESQUE
CASINO-DaYe Marions "Dreamlands"
GAYErY-Jaeobs ana lemons Hign Rollers
With kyra.
ANA Exposition. or the Moving Picture
craze and ''Ths Jeh Medical STUDENT
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NEW n. Y. BOXING BILL WOULD
INCREASE STATE REVENUE
snare of Gate Receipts Would Amount
to $24,553, Saws Expert.

rNI,miANf, March 3i-The state roxing
terms te'sSon aSon would be reorganized under the
seplbiyo,a o, bil introduced yesterday by As
10 inryyna'n tal'n maioue. The measure also aims
bnvtn9 easR a., me net revenues Of the state from
year. 'lPoNiWateiN SlSiUVu
stsn,,e tn,e oill would provide that the Governor
sbsii rdp1o3nt appp3int three new commissioners who
ana tbeetteiNt salaries of $1,000 each annually
S3ooo St ~, they shall appoint a secretary at
pV pensss of fe present law provides. that the eN
sT0O f i shie commission shall not exceed
C,,,,,', W Whirh the secretary gets $500
Thmn n'lSSl9nsrs l,ln9in1srs are unsalaried.
Increases IRON 10 ~ Der cent FiSHred on
10 S5i Ss.S ,fSt.pts this Increase would amount
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P. W. d. Rollers Lose Ground

p. w. D., the leading quintet In the Drug
League, lost little Of Its advantage by drop
ping two games TO Eli Lilly In the matches
rolled ON the Casino alleys last night, IIeinold,
OF the winner, rolled the highest slngle-game
score OF the evening, spilling 2i2 pins In his
nrst match II. X. milford, the runner-up;
swept Its series with the Mulfeds. s., X and
i, duplicated the performance by winning
ihree from the Microbes, while Eckman cap
tnred two from WampOe.
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JIM COFFEY KNOCKS OUT
DAVIS IN BROOKLYN SCRAP
Irish Giant Advances a Peg Up
White Hone Ladder.

NEW YORK. March 3l.-Jim cofey, the
Irish champion. moved step higher In
Ills climb for the white hope title by knocking
no seconds OF the third round OF a scheduled
lO-round bout held at the Fairmount A; c,
last night Coffey did the trick with Ions
Straight right 10 the Jaw that caused Davis
10 fall on his face. Davis had TO be carried
to his corner
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

The Photoplay Editor of the Evening
Ledger will he pleased to answer uues-
tlnns relating 10 his department. Ques-
tions relating TO family affairs Of acto>S
and actresses are barred absolutely.
Queries will not he answered by letter.
All letters must be addressed to Photo
play Editor, Evening Ledger.
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Wakefield Five Victorious

The second contest Of the interchnreh series
between Northwest Church League and Ger
nantoHn Church League was played last
night and the Wakefield team OF the latter
ereanization eyened up the score by defeating
tifneth Baptist - TO 10
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lack Welsh on Way to Fight

ET, PASo. Tex. March 3l.-1aclS Welsh
who will referee the Johnson Willard fight,
was here Yesterday on his way to Hayann.
berry rules" he said. .'and II either man at
tsmrts prohibited tactics he will be promptly
dsnualIned.' -
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Pitcher pie" Way Eligible at Yale

new HAVEN, Conn, March ~ - Captain
Middebrook. of the Yale baseball team. last
nPlght received faculty notification that
Pitcher PIE" Way, of last years nine, had
overcome scholarship difficulties ana is eligi;
pc pc 70 play. The squad Of 10 players WIZ
beginning It's Southern trip The nrat game
DAY.
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Seal and Broehlner YIN

halk-ilne billiard tournament ~ the Penn
billiard naflor. last night. and broehiner beat
Iafr. 100 10 81. with An unfinished run OF 81,
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HAVANA March 3i-Nillle Beechers OF
HsH York knocked out Frankie Howard, of
szfeiand. IN tie seventh round of theiE hsht
HaHe Yesterday Dick ztoah ct glefelandt Haa
azded lie decision over Terry Ael5on. q
EA.szse. Il ths saa e iQ POUNDS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-31
Suburban Season Opens May 8

The Philadelphia Suburban Baseball League,
of which =. n Hackney IL president, held
meeting last night at Green's Hotel ara
ADOPTED a 25-game schedule for the coming
season, II Was decided TO open the season May
and close September 1.
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The Girard Reserves will again be seen on
the diamond this year This VIII be the fourth
consecutive sea son on the field. and II. Oetinger,
who successfully managed the team last year,
Will again be at the helm. The Reserves are
a iirsl-Cl0ss, fully uniformed travelIig team
and are deslrous OF arranging games with all
teams of their calibre in Pennsylvania New
Jersey and Delaware, paying a fair gualHntec.
For games address II Oetlnger, 1000 North
Randolph street
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Victor Bowlers Beat Glassmen

m a postponed match Of the Phlladephia
league folled on the casino alleys Victor took
!IhEee straight games ffom Pittsburgh Flats
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Glrard Field club enc Of PhlIadephia's
foremost travelling teams. will again be seen
on the diamond. Girard made an envlable rec
three times out of 20 games Girard is
semiprOfessional team. and would like to hear
from such teams Ocean city. Woodbury.,
Pitman, Cape May, Ilolmesburg Folcroft, stet
son. Strawbrdge a. Clothier. Atlantic refining
and victrix. Address r. Mack. 1884 Emily
street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-31

son. strawbrldge d Clothler, Elantic refining
and Victrix. Address r. Mack. 1854 Emily
street
The Chesmar Boys Club. of West PhIla-
delphia which has been termed by many
critics the youngest semiprofessional team
in and about the city, will be represented on
the diamond the coming season. The entire
toOtFs / deieaSG %a' coaeR Roberts g. g.
has few open dates and is desirous OF
hearing from such teams as Potter A. A.,
calibre willing to travel for reasonable
guaranteSSa For games mes address Herbert lief
A hard-httng catcher would like to sign
up with a hrst-class team for the coming
season Address ball player @43o Memphis
street
Tosrot, 4, G: fast iGdsDsadsnt, team of Of
would like TO book games away with first
elsss teams having. grounds Southwark, U. g,
l., Stetsons Rockdale, Pa, and Atlantic Re-
hning Company preferred
The West Walnut c. G., composed of some
of the best ball players OF West Philadelphia,
would like to entertain teams at home. Man
around Keane, Geraghty and Rowe. as these
three PLAYERS have had much experiences; Rove
team OF 1914. Geraghty is a member Of Catho
lie Highs squad. Any frst,Glass team desiring
Fancy to sS VS. South 5Sh street
The Lynnheven Club VIII place a hrst-clags
newly uniformed team the diamond this
season. and would like TO hear from all first
class home teams, paving a fair guarantees; to1
Fo- games address John Dougherty 100
Latona street
A good southpaw pitcher who played with
some OF the leading amateur teams in New
York and Brooklyn would like TO sign up with
spdrt lasf and d' Vim furnish his own uniform Ad-
dress Harry schissler. 72O South Park avenue
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A hard-httnE catcher would like to sign
up with a nrst-class team for the coming
season. Address ball player, 2i30 Memphis
street
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-09
DIPLOMATIC GRAMMAR.
The Rhetoric In Onr Last German
Note Justified.

To u EDITOR oF THE SvN-Sr: EN-
Dcskman's' letter In THE SrS challcng-
ing the beautiful diction' in the GOV
ernmeut's German note would he more
Interesting If Il We're correct
The repeated use of the prunOun ~
Is forCcful and not surplusaGe. for II
leaves no doubt as 10 the noun II repre-
sents, In the revised edition EN-
Deskmau'' supplants ut" by using
"our." Had tho Administration done
So il would have snned against tartful
diplomatic usage as we'll as synttx.
for tho reason that diplomatic COM
munications Of the United states Gov
eminent are written L.formaUy In the
impersoual third peraCr.
II "EX-Deskman" will read the note
carefully he may see that the singular
form ~ the verb ito set" Is used IN re-
lation to the singular noun .%suspen-
sion and not the plural noun 'prin-
clples"
II appears IN me there must Ne some
ground for the "EN" before Desk
man. II the copy had been given 10
on. Of your staff. as he suggests, and
ii had been returned in the mutilatcd
form OF the revised edition submitted.
believe your proofreader would soon
thereafter find that he had plenty ~
time to write letters tn FIJI SIN
signed "Ex-Copy Reader"
JUSTIN PHuNN.
New YoRK, August !.
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find in Moscow one that weighs $50
tons and another 12s tons. Old ST.
Stephens bell in times past could
have made n small battery Of arti.-
lcry. To-day It would furnish only
a third Of the material Of a AZ cent?.
meter mortar. and as the shell used
in this monster gun is five feet long
and weighs three-quarters OF n ton.
1t would not even 60 far as ammu-
milton. These Shells" II ID said. kill
every one within $50 yards and many
further or; rife barrels melt as
II struck by lightning; men who dis.
appear In such explosion ARE re-
ported as missing, as there Is no proof
Of their death" The old bell comes
down to woful business from the tower
where 1t has so long pealed only
peace.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-09
Carranza's Plea for Recognition.

1t Is unfortunate for General CAR
RAMA that while with one hand he
pens n statement to persuade the
United States Government that he
should be recognized as Provisional
President, with the other hand he
gives the Guatcmalan Minister to
Mexico, DIR. JUAN J. ORTEGA. his pass
ports without assigning any reason
for the act. An explanation offered
but not by Don NEWSSTAND, who
maintains a dignifed silence as usual
is that by joining in the confct-
ence which President WILSON called
In Washington Guatemala has sinne,t
against the light and Its Minister is
persona non grata.
by the same token, other Spanish
American nations must he in bad
odor with the General. or course
it is no secret that any undertaking
by American Governments to com
pose differences in Mexico and bring
the hitherto irre~concilables together
would be resented by the s~elf-ccntred
head of the Carranza clan, On this
subject some inside information may
he expected from the Brazilian Min.
lister to Mexico, Srhor OMvrIRA. who
has been representing the interests
Of the United States at the capital
and Is now departing, for sons
that may soon appear.
As Minister. of Foreign Affairs Gen,
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susceptible OF police control or at
least severe restraint. Incompetence
Is another source, and the license issu.
ing agency a check Its outflow with
the sluices Of discriminating exami-
nations and stern censorship Of gaso-
'ene aspirations. No INFESTED hand,
no hand Of "a child. an unframed
amateur, n neurasthenic, an excitable
person or a weakllng," as the Health
Department competently expresses II,
should be permitted to touch the start.
ing lever or the steering wheel.
The first safeguard OF the public
afoot against the public awheel would
he a well enforced code Of traffic
rules for pedestrians. But when this
great. clumsy. stupid. irresponsible,
i~rrepresslble, laughable and lovablc
ever lodging family Of Father KNIcK.
rRBocYER becomes sensible and care
full and submissive to intelligent meas
ures for its protection against it's own
laundering. obstinate self, men will
have attained Immortality, and the
snorting. s%creeching. Tuning, plunglng
automobile will have no more power
to STAY.
Meanwhile II Is the part Of the wise
and practical individual with no long.
ing for early investigation Of the mys.
terles back Of the beyond to walk cir.
cumspectly. that he may lose a minute
and save n leg.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-09
PATERSON'S Fairgrounds
Certain Allegations Concerning Them
CHALLENGED,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Str. A
recent letter from a Newark writer "a
II SUS, copied editorially by a New
ark paper and later commented upon
by Paterson papers. contains such alb
eurd statements regarding Paterson and
some of its officials that | trus, you will
allow a correction. with no intention Of
creating a controversy.
The statement was made that Park
Commissioner Fletcher egard super-
vised play as 'tommyrot." II Is also
alleged that the Fairgrounds under the
control OF the Recreation Commission
were deserted. Most ridiculous OF all,
1t il said that the newly created
playground in Pennington Park, which
has been there for years. cost the city
about sl2 a week.
II Commissioners Fletcher regarded
supervised and organized play as tom
myrot' he would not be doing his duty
H. allowing the present condition OF az
fairs In Pennington Park to continue.
There are dozens n dozens of nicely
printed and amt signs in Pennington
Park showing the rules and scheduled
hours for different kinds OF play. The
instructor in charge is a student OF the
Springfield Training College. the great
est training school for playground work
ELS in America AT this time. This in
structor is assisted by IA rather proml-
nent athlete in coaching the boys and
ty a woman in the supervision OF girls.
lie also has TWO supervisors or instruc-
tors technically called life guards
whose duties include instruction in
swimming, Chief Bimson's already
scanty police force is called upon to
furnish two patrolmen to MAINTAIN or
der. II Commissioner Fletcher con-
ceives supervision as 'tommyrot' he
could well be accused OF dry rot to
allo the present system in his pet prof.
ect to continue.
As a matter OF fact ! can affirm that
representatives of the Park Commission
approached two members of the Recrea-
ton tommlssion's stan and offered them
positions. in one case at a considerable
increase over what the Newark CORE
s%pondent calls an already decent salary.
During the three weeks ending July
80 the small yards at School % and
Monument Heights playground accom-
modated 42.046 children and adults. Last
summer Pennington Park in hfty-oNe
days entertained 27,lo6. and Pennington
Park then had W. instructors in play
ground activities.
II Pennington Park playground costs
the city about slo a week. who pays
the interest on the 10000 spent and
being spent in playground improvements?
who pays the salaries of the instructor
in charge-lt is more than SIC n week
his two assistants. his two life guards"
and the city police
One has only TO visit all the play
grounds in Paterson TO see that Com
missioner Fletcher IL not practising the
theory that supervised play is tommy
rot" that the other Fairgrounds are not
deserted while Pennington Park is open,
and that. regardless of what group or
whose ideas are best in creating recrea-
ton, the kids OF Paterson are happier
this season than ever before.
II, NJ. BUTLER.
PATERSON. ". j.. August 7.
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UNPA TRIOTIC EMPLOYERS.
Discharge Of Guardsmen Away on
Camp Duty Not Uncommon.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir: The
effectiveness OF the National Guard is
greatly increased by camp service. II
Is now recognized as the prime essential
iu the years work OF the guardsman
II is a patriotic duty FOR employers Ia
permit their employees who are mem
bers Of the guard TO take part In these
exercises. Many enlightened employers
following the lead Of the Chamber Of
Commerce and other leading assoria-
tions OF business men. do Their part in
this respect, bu; a Very measurable MI
rority do not.
In the company u which | am at
tached there are several cases of me.
who have lost their positions hy reason
II am service. one man employed as
a clerk by q lumber urnl. after Hrrtng-
lng TO he away during the camp tour.
found AZ his house on his return a letter
from his employers. This letter, which
| saw. read substantially as follows;
! am sorry not ~ have seen YOU -, fo-.
YOU won't away Your services have not
been entirely satisfactory and We are try
ing ou' a new man in your position. /,
YOU vii ctl nj our office YOU viii receive
a weeks salary 50 that YOU VIII not be
prejudiced in seeking another situation.
The facts that this letter came Just at
the time it did, and that the man says
that no previous eNpressio : OF an IN
tention To discharge him or of dissatis-
faction with his work were made. are
significant,
In another case A man who was a ma
cainist had arranged, ~ he thought. to
leave during the camp tour. and he had
been told that he would be put on a day
instead Of a night shift upon his return
When he reported tor work he was DID
that there was none FOR him and upuu
iuquiring why he was told tina, there
is none for you" There was work when
he went to camp, none when he re-
turned.
You cannot expect men to give their
time and undergo the real labor which
the military branch of the public service
now entails at the expense of their live
lihood. No one would sooner avail him
self Of the protection which a military
body gives in times Of stress than the
very employer who thus undermincs the
efficiency of the guard.
The employee rs not discharged no
cause he is a member 90 the guard. Oh,
no. section 1850 II the Penal code
makes that a criminal offence. but tho
law is so easily cvadci that il is of little
value. GEORGE NJ. MELON
FIRST Lieutenant =. A. G.. y. q. y. Y
NEW York, August :,
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erol CARRANzA, who combines all on.
clal functions in himself, seems to
he In a chronic state of protest and
resentment against the outside world.
His suspicious color every proposal
made to him. Does the United States
approach him alone or in union with
the A Il G Governments and any
others, II Is all the same his gorge
rises and ne glares spitefully through
his spectacles. There Is no com
promise in the man:
This attitude antagonlzes those
who would like to help him. and II
Is difficult to believe that a leader
who Ia always ready to quarrel with
the rest Of America can ever he nc.
cepted by the Mexican factionists, In.
Guiding some Of those in his own
household. His plea for recognition
Is based on the assumption that
~NENusTIANo CARRANzA Is alone fitted
to recommend reforms to Congress
for the welfare Of Mexico, and that
therefore he must not he interfered
with. His statement Is n challenge
to those Mexicans who oppose him
ms well as a defiance OF the United
states and Its associated nations.