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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-21

that he was going to take care of all in
dependent magnates In the peace agree-
ment or there would be none signed.
Reports from the Organized Ball forces
at the close OF Saturdays session would
lead one TO believe Sinclair was going to
retire from the game. but the oil mag
nate told the EVENING LEDGER represen-
have the controlling interest in a majoi
league club.
Never Calls
II am a great lover OF poker" said
Sinclair. In playing that game 1 have
always made II n rule never to call
unless had raising hand, and I intend
to adopt that policy In baseball I think
that we have the upper hand and are
going to have our way in few things
or there will be no peace.
Before ! get through with baseball I
am going to have a major league PEN
nant winner. After that don't care
much what happens. The fans have been
led to believe that the Feds were in base
ball to wreck the game but 1 think we
have played fair The National Leaguers
have done most OF the talking. We are
willing and anxious for peace but It
must be made at terms satisfactory to
all
There Is going TO ne nothing done
about the signing of the peace agree
ment until Organized Ball gives us what
We have asked for and we will not make
an application to have our suit before
Judge Lands withdrawn until every
thing is fixed to our satisfaction. As I
said before, | don't believe in calling
unless l have a hand good enough to
raise. We hold that hand and our suit
is an extra ace In the hole"
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INDOOR BASEBALL TONIGHT
West Branch -. 80. =. A. Team to
Play Woodland Trolleymen

An indoor baseball game is to be played
tonight at the West Branch Y. NJ. C. A,
SD and Sansom streets, when the trolley
men from the Woodland avenue barn of
West Philadelphia line up against the
dormitory team.
The lure of the national game has
proved too much for the carmen, who
finished up in the running of the p. r. T.
League. last season, and the arrange
ment Of the contest met with full ap-
provaI. A big crowd is expected to jour
ney 10 West Branch TO watch the game.
BY the extending of invitations to out
side teams to engage in indoor baseball
with it's own members the Y NJ, c. A,
has stimulated considerable interest
among the boys
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-21
JUNIOR AND SENIOR
EVENTS TO BE HELD
IN NEW YORK ARMORY
Annual Indoor Track and Field
Athletic Games for 1916
Scheduled January 90 -
and March 18 '
CHANGES IN PROGRAMS

Thet 18th Regiment Armory, of New
York city, will be the scene OF the annual
indoor Junior and senior track and held
games for 1916. The date of the junior
event has been set for January %. The
senior games will be, staged March Is.
There will be several new events on the
championship list this year, viz: Run
ming hop, step and jump, l6-pound shotput
and lH-mile medley relay race. four men
to comprise a team and 10 run the follow
ing dstances-44O yards 22O. $50 and one
mile. The events dropped from the senior
meet are the 56-pound weight for Height
24-pound shot and pole vault for dis
tance. "'
In the junior program, the 220-yard run
of former years has been increased to 800
The one-milk walk will be increased to
two miles, the 6O-yard low hurdles to 10
yards, and the l2-pound shotput to l6. In
stead of awarding the championship team
a banner as in the past, Il silver cup will
be offered this year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-21
GEORGE ORT0N APPLIES
FOR TRAINERS POSITION
Also Wishes to Succeed Himself as
Track Coach

DR.. George w, orton, track coach OF
the University OF Pennsylvania. this
morning announced his candidacy TO sue
ceed himself for this position when his
contract expires in June, Not only that,
but he has written letter to the new
football committee. asking for the posi-
tlon OF trainer next fall. Doctor Orton is
the first candidate for this dual position,
which is TO be restored for the first time
since the death OF the late Mike Murphy.
If Doctor Orton gets the position, he
will probably give up the publicity work
which he now does,
There are a number of other men who
have received favorable mention for this
position. Among thm are Arthur Smith.
of the University Of Maine, and Alvin c.
Kraenzlein, captain of Pennsylvania 1900
track team.
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VINCOME TO PLAY MCCLURE
FOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
OF PHILADELPHIA FOR 1916
crdiron Honors of This City Will Be Decided
Between Two Star Elevens at Strawbridge
& Clothier Field New Years Day
BY ROBERT W. MAXWELL

those expecting to see something of the
town lot variety will be sadly disap-
pointed. Intercollegiate rules will be used
and the officials selected by the central
board.
Mcclure A. c. Is the oldest established
Independent football team In Delaware
County and Philadelphia. 1t was organ
lied In lS97-lS years ago, and did not lose
game in the first eight years The big
game of the season was with the old
Westmorelands, and many victories were
scored. OF recent years Chester has
been the big rival, butt said rival has not
yet won game. In fact, Mcclure has
been so in the habit of winning that in 1911
the season was considered a failure be-
cause Nincome and Nictrix held them to
tie scores. In 1918, however there was
excessive gloom In Darby, for the team
lost to both Paschall and Frankfort
Mcclure Manager
A. J. Mcclure, Jr, is manager of the
team. and he has done much to boost
the game in Darby He was n member of
the football squads at state College
and at Swarthmore, and is well acquaint
ed with the modern game. The success
of the eleven in the last five years has
been due to McClure's coaching.
The Vincome team has headquarters at
52d and SAMSON streets and Is the best
llucpenuenl team IN lnllauelpnld tnlS
year. 1t was organized in 1903 by WILL
lam Mcdonald. present manager In six
years the eleven has lost but three
games, Aberdeen, Victrix and Frankford
being the lucky ones. Conshohocken and
Phoenixville, strong upstate teams al
ways have been given good battles
Vincome's important game always has
been with the big VictriX team. Since
the organization the two have met on
Ah., errtl ,,,g
has emerged victor on two occasions
Vlncome, like Mcclure has been looked
upon as a training school for college
elevens. Among the men that the West
Philadelphians have sent to he realms
of higher education are George Campus
zano. Bucknel: Ralph Mills, Penn state;
Scott Smith, Pennsylvania Military
Academy; Ben Jacobs, Amherst; Stan
ley Mills, Peddie Institute, and host of
others.
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TILDEN RATES WILLIAMS
FIRST IN LOCAL TENNISDOM
By WILLIAM T. TILDEN, I'd
tPhlladelphia 1918 champIonJ

Hall i'm the national. which victory for
Hall gave him the last place i'm the FIRST
ten"
o. Joseph j. Armstrong. of Merton.
Pennsylvania state champion, runner up
to George Church I'm Delaware State and
holder of Delaware State doubles with
Johnson. 1t is admitted that there is II
question of whether he deserved fourth.
and II not given that there can be no
question about the fifth position.
6. William T. Tilden, 2d. of German
town Country Club, city champion lost
to Johnson twice and Davis twice in the
the interclub and Johnson In the Penn
sylvania State. defeated Dewhurst twice
and Van Horn twice in the interclub and
In the tournament play Pearson, Thayer
Biddle, II. c. Johnson, of Boston; Car
penter, Dewhurst, e. c. Holland and sew
eral other men. Inman defeated him
in the New York State and L. c. Wister
at Wilmington,
Biddle Is Ranked
T. Craig Biddle, of Merton. There is
very little to choose between Biddle and
Tllden, and really they should be brack-
eted as six and seven together. Mr.. Bid
die lost to Armstrong in the State tour
nament. to Tilden at Philadelphia and
was Unexpectedly defeated by Rand in
the national. He scored a clean-cut vic
tory oyer Fred Inman in the South, yet
was defeated by several unheard-of
players during the season.
g. Stanley w. Pearson, of German
town Cricket Club. Pearson during the
interclub lost twice to Joseph J. Arm
strong. He was defeated by Wallace
Johnson in the PENNSYLVANIA State tour
nament. by Norman Swayne very uneX-
pectedIy at Wilmington and twice by Til
den. once in the city title and once at
Norristown. He defeated Carpenter,
Thayer and several other prominent men.
8. Alex D. Thayer, Philadelphia Crick-
ct Club, ex-city champion. Thayers
record is very in-and-out this season. He
won the individual inteTclub champion
ship this fall defeating l.. C. Wister in
the finals. He lost TO Biddle, Pearson,
Tiden and Armstrong during the season,
and defeated Pearson, Wister. Dewhurst
and Carpenter
10, DIR. L. b. Dewhurst, of Hunting
don Valley. Dewhurst has made good
showing and close scores against Davis,
Johnson, Armstrong, Tilden and Thayer.
His victories do not include any partic-
ularly noteworthy ones, yet he was al
ways playing close to the best men
around the city. | would give 10 TO
Doctor Dewhurst, and state that so close
to him that there is little to choose are
l.. c. Wister, of Germantown; Joseph II.
Carpenter. of Philadelphia; Norman
Swayne and several other players
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TRENTON FIVE BEATS
THE JASPER JEWELS
Tigers Win Eastern League Game by
28-19 Score

TRENTON, n. j.. Dec. 2l.-Superor
shooting and unusual blocking enabled
Trenton TO defeat Jasper in an Eastern
League contest here last night by score
of 2S to 49, Not at any stage of the
match were the locals in danger. they
assuming the lead at the outset and
maintaining 1t until the end. The score
at the end of the first half was Trenton,
IS; Jasper, 6,
Trenton presented a reconstructed team.
Getzinger, who has been playing at guard
all season, went TO centre in place Of
Keenan,, who has been sick for some
time, and Hough played at guard beside
Frost. Captain Joe Fogarty, who has
been out with a bad ankle, also got back
In harness at forward beside Frankel.
The combination played remarkably we'll
and may be maintained by the local man
agement.
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:, farming out the best football team of
..s6s the colleges in Philadelphia.
y e,ll be noted that the date of this
..n.sst Il q trifle late-or early II one
.,s. n,.hss 10 stick to facts. Football has
" Numbering since the Army wal
,.rsd the Navy about n month ngo, but
", Mas not mterfered with the coming
t.ttle II took time to arrange details
81 thls championship tilt and 1t was
..,v after strenuous vocal work on the
~ Of both teams that the match was
irsngsd.
poth vincome and the Mcclure A. C.
,sve made wonderful records. They
ssys been playing football for several
rssru and have following just the
,,me as college teams. 1t is not unusual
a sse a record crowd of 20O0 watching
,rs of.the games, and there is more eN-
r,,ment than at Franklin Field. At
I..st 500 spectators are expected at the
nme on January /, for 1t is one of the
Srest events ever staged by independent
t,sms In the city.
All Are, Stars
High school stars who did not attend
,oIlege. old college men who still like to
,Iay the game and athletes who never
IA A chance to show what they could do
4 Institutions of higher education are on
Ne teams Real football is played, and
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Golf at Pinehurst

PGNEuURST n. C.. Dec. 2rEP. w.
Whittemore, BrooklIne Country Club. and
the Rev. T. a. Chenthnm, Pittsburgh. won
the tin whistle four bail medal play yesterday
at the golf tournament here with com
bined card of 1jI at Il handicap OF IL. G.. Ii.
Hudson, Northfork, and II. A. Waldron,
Agawum Hunt. won second honors.
{. NJ. Howard. OF Halifax. with Il card OF
~. won the gold medal for the best ind-
vidual net score. Phil Carter. former Metro
politan champion, broke the record for No.
1 course In a..
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CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL GAME tt
SKATING CARNIVAL TONIGHT
Merton Cricket Club to Promote Gala
Affair on Golf Pond

II. c. Thayer. chairman Of the Merton
Cricket Club Skating Committee an
nounced this afternon that a carnival
would be held on the ice at s O'clock to-
night. The pond on the golf course has
been primed'for the affair and the SUR
face will be at its best.
Such expert skaters as Messrs. Chap
man and Rogers have ceen invited. The
pond will be we'll lighted by flare lights
and bonflres, while the trees OIL the edge
OF the pond will be decorated, A band
will render lively airs durihg the evening.
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"Masked Marvel" Thrown

NEW YORK, Dec. 2t.-Strangler Lewis re-
ceived thanks OF the remaining heavies in the
international wrestling tourney today for down
ing the mysterious masked marvel" The
mysterious one had hafled Alex Aherg and
Wladek ZbysZko and was generally feared By
the surviving entrants. Lewis won in IL
minutes and so seconds.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-21

~ . VI - - hNAAAN 80 NN
champion of Darby
and surrou n d n g
towns, will battle
for the 1915 cham
pionship of Phila-
delphia. The win
ner will have a per-
feet right to wear
TIL e row n. OF
course, Penn had a
team last year, but
any challenge frorp
the Red and Blue
will be passed up
with scorn. Any
,ay, 1t is said that
that Penn Is salts
a. LII. H. IA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-21
Y. M. C. A. S.S.A.L.
AFTER INCREASE
in MEMBERSHIP
Campaign by Officials
Started to Get New En-
tries in Organization

Y. NJ. c. A. Sunday Schools Athletic
League officers are busy campaigning for
new members. The committee, consisting
of President Albert w. Meyers. Secre-
tary-Treasurer II. c. Bucklew and Chair
man of the Games Committee George w.
Braden are working hard to attain that
end.
In circular sent out by the committee
reasons are given why local Sunday
schools shouldrbe members of the Y NJ
c. A s., s. a. L. Too great Importance
cannot be placed upon the character
building value Of games and athletics II
conducted under enthusiastic Christian
leadership. The Idea these days is not
to make the sole duty of the Sunday
school its services. but to go further by
promoting athletic spirit A vicious play
leader may undo much of the good re-
ceived In the Sunday school teaching
period.
Three New Changes ...
Important changes have been made in
the league. AT the annual meeting three
changes were made which will greatly in
crease it's membership and usefulness.
Ffrst-The annual dues for school
membership were changed from Sc
to 81.
Second-The registration fee was
'h'hb'u 10 ~ cents tOr all classes
instead of cents for midgets, 10 cents
for boys. 10 cents for juniors, 20 cents
for Intermediates and % cents for
seniors No change has been made
for classification as to weight.
Third-Most. OF the sports events
will be conducted OH the group team
plan; that is, each school will select a
team in each class Uhe number de-
pending on the action of the games
committee, generally varying from
five to ten athletes), each member OF
the team competing in all the events
in given class.
Instead of awarding points on the usual
system of .. and l, the average Is COM
piled by awarding so many points for
excellence I'm various events. In the
Ginning contest, for example. points
are allowed for each pull-up. Relatively,
the same idea of scoring is arranged, in
the other events.
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sons, so We will pass on to mo. 2.''
/. Willis E. Davis. OF Philadelphia
Cricket Club. a young Californian. now
4 the University of Pennsylvania. who
Aalas the Pacific Coast title. defeating
k Lindley Murray in the finals. Last
Iear Davis, in the interclub matches,
llt even on two matches with Wallace
Johnson; defeated DIR. Il. b. Dewhurst.
q Huntingdon Valley. twice: William T.
aadsn, I'd, of Germantown. twice, in
hiee-set matches Van Horn. of Belfield,
Vice He also played Williams two
asuee-set matches, running him closer
nan any other .Philadelphian. Unfor-
llnately Davis did not stay to play the
Nufnaments around the East, but by his
seofds feel he deserves second place.
y William j. Clothier. of Merton Cricket
.lab, ex-nationaF champion. Although
at ciothier has played very little this
,sar the few matches he did play, Sea-
Fright, Nassau. etc.. showed he was In
y usual form. Clothier always has
ven at the fore of Philadelphia teams
ena' Judging by his showing against the
a nsa around Merton even i'm practice, he
'al Is worthy of third. We hope next
,.sf viii see Mr.. Clothier in active COM
puion again
lohnson Fourth
wallace F, Johnson. of Merton, ex-
s'ansylvana State holder in singles and
resent holder OF Pennsylvania State and
psaEare State doubles, There is a great
WESTON owing to the defeat Johnson re-.
Ased az the hands of Joseph j. Arm
'40ns about the ranking of these two
-sA but 1t appears to me, both from
'auai play against them and from their
.''0ioS' that Notwithstanding the de-
''al Johnson deserves fourth place Last
~ ne defeated Davis once, Tilden twice,
\, ~ morn twice and Dewhurst twice in
m'erelub matches, and Pearson, Til
~ and other good men around the
sss1sAaeiphia ~ tournaments. His record
-. season was sufficient for the first
until defeated by Walter Merrill
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-21

So the question of
Philadelphia's first
ten" comes up every
year.
1t is purely a mat
ter of opinion. but
let us submit the
following:
|. X. n. Williams,
I'd, of Philadelphia
Cricket Club. Ranked
No. 2 in the United
States and present
holder of the inter-
collegiate title, ma
tional clay court
title and too many
others to mention
here.
There Is no need
to question the mo.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-21

-.gr arst game Of football to be played
= tes will be staged on Strawbridge
, itso,h,sr Field, 62d and Walnut streets.
w.w Years Day, Vincome, cham
y ~ west philadelphia, and the Nc
pcn ot " Clure Athletic Club,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-21
HARRY SINCLAIR BEHIND GUN
TO SEE FED MEN ARE TREATED
RIGHT BEFORE PEACE is MADE
Never Calls With Winning Hand in Poker, and
Oil Magnate Is Playing for Peace
Agreement the Same Way
BY CHANDLER D. RICHTER

VITHEN magnates OF the National and
w American Leagues met the Federal
League peace delegates, the Organized
Ball forces were handed the surprise Of
their lives when they discovered that they
could not ride all over the independents.
There WAS one particularly troublesome
customer who refused to permit Ban
Johnson TO do the debating. He was
Harry f. Sinclair More than once it
seemed as II the Oklahoma millionaire
surely would spoil the well-laid plans be-
cause he wanted his own way.
Sinclair made a great hit with the base
ball fraternity present and IL he succeeds
in purchasing the New York National
League club, he probably will be as popu-
lar as cap" Iustou and Colonel Rupert
new owners o. the Yankees. Sinclair has
often been referred to as the Feds
angel" It was generally believed that
the Oklahoman did not know much about
the game and would prove mark for the
Organized Ball diplomats when II came
time for the final settlement but his
baseball knowledge proves distinct sur
prise.
Real Man of Feds
In the first place, Sinclair soon demon
strated that he was the real man of the
Gilmore was perfectly capable of taking
care of the Federal Leagues side of the
negotiations.
1t was Sinclair who held UP negotia-
tions and insisted on the meeting In Gin
cinnati before the Feds would withdraw
their suit. After the first meeting be-
tween the committees appointed by or
gani2ed ball and the Federal League,
Sinclair informed the O. b. committee
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-21

THE ever-present love of doping out
| rankings has gotten the tennis world
,s badly as any other branch of sport.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-11-19
LEARNED MEANING OF TERM
Unsophisticated Country Cousin Un.
derstood Why Soldiers Were Dee
ignated dogs of War"

They were strolling down Birdcage
walk one Sunday morning. He was
an ex-soldier; she was his country
cousin. AS they neared the Yelling
ton barracks familiar sound broke
upon his ear.
"Is this the kings kennel?" she
asked, innocently, indicating the spot
whence the sounds came. '"What a
horrid noise those dogs are making p
"No, my DEAR" he replied, "this
is not the kings kennel; this is the
Wellington barracks, and all that
barking and yapping you hear is
merely the orderly sergeants dressing
the ranks for church parade inspec-
tion."
A few moments later, as they stood
gazing through the iron ratings at
the scene being enacted on the bar
rack square, she turned to her COM
panion with smile of rare inteili-
gence.
"Now," she said, 'I understand
why soldiers are called dogs of
war !"-London Tit-Bits.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-11-19
OLD WATCH TICKED FOREVER
Aged Brooklyn Spinster Kills Herself
Dressed in the Attire of
Years Ago.

Miss Olive Robbins, eighty years
old, member of an old Brooklyn fam
lily, ended her life with gas The set
ting with which she surrounded her
act had touch of beauty in it de-
spite the presence of death She had
attired herself with scrupulous care
in a dress of the pattern of thirty
years ago. In her hand she held an
old-time silver watch It was still
running. Like "The Old Clock on
the Stairs" it had licked for her the
message of forever"
The old spinster lived alone. She
had outlived all her friends. This
age of haste and progress was strange
to her. She had never married. Her
only living relative was brother.
She carefully arranged all her af-
fairs before taking her life. Various
old letters and heirlooms were placed
on the table beside her. She left a
note for her brother and another for
her pastor. She had been member of
one church for sixty years. Most
her life was dedicated to the wol
of doing for others. The letter
the pastor said she was tired of Ii
and that death was tardy.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-11-19
WOMAN.

0 woman, you are not merely the
handiwork of God, but also of men
these are ever endowing you with
beauty from their hearts.
Poets are weaving for you a web
with threads of golden imagery
painters are giving your form ever
new Immortality.
The sea gives its pearls, the mines
their gold, the summer gardens THAR
flowers to deck you, to cover you, te
make you more precious.
The desire of mems hearts has
shed its glory over your youth.
You are one-half woman and one.
half dream.-By Rabindranath Ia.
gore, in the Craftsman.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-11-19
Josh BILLINGS A DIPLOMAT
His Lines Used in the British White
Paper Issued by Sir Ed.
ward Grey.

Recently it was pointed out that
many slang phrases had got into the
grave diplomatic documents which
made up the famous White Paper
Now we have Sir Edward GREY, in
his reply to the German chancellor,
quoting the ribald couplet:
Inrice els Is he armed that hath his quarrel
But four times ne that gets his blow in
Slr Edward Grey calls it "the
famous gloss on Shakespeare" but
whose gloss is it? There seems to be
no doubt. at any rate, that it is
American. The accepted account of
the origin Of the couplet attributes
1t TO Josh Billings" CA. W. Shaw,
an American humorist of the sixties
Inc story IS that Josh Billings was
asked by young lady to write some-
thing IN her album, which he met
with the usual question, 'But what
shall | write?" Then he did what
most of us do under these circum-
stances-looked at the opposite page
to see what the man before had writ
ten. He read the line "Thrice is he
armed that hath his quarrel lust"
and was inspired to cap it with the
"gloss" quoted by Sir Edward Grey