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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-27

I are taken by the athletic s,,h
pIs universities. Before 4 nsn pimnoriues q
is W,LJT lSke part In any other ~. plefmitifs'
which The pass a physical examIr sgsa
Gs,mould ne heart prove defectiyn etala|n
p%efltivn rnatS Is not permitted 10 tsrs.ty p
! seribeJ rOwins' put is Obliged 10 w = " q
heart. NNercises to strenrtts. z
EVEN physicians are divided On 49,
agreed that 'nivties upon the heart essdI
Mes enlarge the heart, but P men snd Il
n,cNehsie insist that this need llke D5a
keeps mn no so a mans health. particgIiSsl9lss ~
OF competition are over. bod, atter he s.
slsta That the heart is an ~ Mekeallt
NmiGn' IT properly. trained, responalic "a.
injury. ""u Wltnott dahfss
The late Mike Murphy, who Ma
greatest trainer, made a series ~ Antfta
conjunction wIfibn mt OF an athletes h'ss
or MS city, They first took an n my pnyassas
lete and had him run half a mile ilI IL n
fore and n Is1king the outline of his n.y. hess'
heart had dilated considerably 1rGpu ad Aat 8
= trained athlete and had him nm \ .ae5 tel
~ tast time, making the sama naI = ht
insy touhu mat there was hardly NV
From these and other experlmsr,.
fiuuea tnat Vigorous exercise taken n w 90
s grn ne episrees ths heart appreciabiy ~ moasn
Hna snaden dliation when an untralpp.sssa s s,s..
~ submitted to a severe strain aalsl
time on Murphy simply laughed sIoha th
the athletic heart" az Stories q
What these investigations, conduc,.,
shtr"usIy at 50 many universities, Az m san.h
for a three or n two mile race mora pssa ean trnll
Tor the four-mile event. This ia becs srs.y thi
o orisg INA, INA. 4 fonr.mile race requires ( = ~ Y.
several years of preliminary traisinr ane h
s most college men do not get in a prspsr VIC
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Havana Entries

First race. G furlongs, purse ~, iof =
y%ear-olds and up. selling-Blanehe Lesh.
10l; AVA. 1O7: yorkshire Boy. la; ia
kota. 107; 'Wolfs Beths, los; Retente, w
Malik. 10; j. H.. Barr, liz; Colonel BroNa
I12; The Monk. 112; Flatbush, III; Fa
Conner, 112; Bob r., lis.
Second race, 6 furlongs, purse sie. la
3-year-olds and up, selling-fellow fies
er. 81; sStrome. 81; 'Spohn, loi; .ezal
Michael, 104; $Uncle Ben, l04; LAigies
liz; Perthrock. liz; Charley Brown -
Fairy, lie; Masalo. 1l2.
Third race, 6 f~urlongs, purse wv lot Z
year-olds and up, selling-'stubpoin =,
Lawrence. 100; Chitra, 100; 'Lamoae'
Elsewhere, los; Chilla. 107; soueed' ~
Lochiel. liz: Moncrief. lis; Mac, Id
Fourth race. 6 furlongs. purse ~. =
3-year-olds and up, handicap. Encore
Valas, 105; Milton Roblee, IS; loseua
Tom Green, 90: a. n. Akin, s.; coHe' e
Briar Path, l02; Joe Finn, i0.
Fifth race, So furlongs, purse NV
3-year-olds and up. selling. mp.
Faithful. lO5; 'Zali, 107; Fired Ley
Marjorie A., 10; Cooster, III -
Sixth race, mile. purse siW' ga
and up. sChange. 81: Swe Lel.s
Raey, 80: sRay o'Light. 1@; sJapeA $.
Hollow Eyes. 1O9; Milton b. lhi Aps
ter, ia.
Weather clear; track fast.
Post. 2:SO p. m.
Apprentice allowance claimed,
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SWIMMERS BATTLE
FOR TITLE TONIGHT
West End Y. NJ. C. A. to Stage
400-Yard A. A. U. Relay
Event-Other Exhibitions.

Middle Atlantic Association swimmers
will take part in the 400, yard relay event
At the West Branch v. NJ. c. A. tonight.
The best teams In this section of the
country are trained to the minute for the
contest. and indications point to a new
record.
In addition TO the championship event
there viii be fancy diving exhibitions,
life saving and resuscitation methods
demonstrated by a water polo contest,
The Athletic Association OF Athletic
Recreation Square is to hold it's first
annual booster night in the auditorium
or the Athletic Playground, 18th and JEFF
ferson streets, at s o'clock next Tuesday.
The committee IN charge has arranged
an attractive program. Michael Dorigas,
worlds amateur champion heavyweight
wrestler; Captain Donald L.ippincott. OF
the University track team; james G. Pat
terson, 1918 lO0-yRrd dash champion, of
Penn; George Il, Pawling. president of the
Middle Atlantic Association of the ANA
teur Athletic Union; Martin ]. h. Me
Donagh and other athletes will give short
talks.
Moving pictures OF the last Olympic games
at Stoekl DIM viii be features.
a ahs.s,fhaa'B ~, ,uc Alnle'lI AssoClhtloh 81
some OF the details for the enter
81 the m1embeTs and the guests
aeubt cut a wide swath In the summer meets
II the present form OF SOME OF the men is to
nigh jumper and hurdier, respectively. are
sure TO daveiop into sensational performers.
idse. the wsst t,raasS =. NJ S''N miller is
showing surprising form at his fayorite dis
,snee a recent race he covered a sI-lap-
to-tne-mile Coufee In asNl,
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III SEASON ON APRTL 1O-CUBA BARS WILLARI
PENN, PIONEER IN SCHEME
TO GUARD ATHLETIC HFAp
Yale's Latest Move to Photograph Vital Organ III
lows U. OF I. Lead to Protect Athletes From
Effects of Rowing and Long Races

AZ the close Of the Poughkeepsie and
New London regattas this year the coll
lege world will have at its disposal the
most complete set of vital statistics ever
collected concerning rowing and its effect
upon the heart and other organs. The
announcement that Yale has decided to
make n physical examination of every
member of the rowing squad brings the
last OF the big universities into the agree
ment to help collect these statistics. The
other universities which will do 1t are
Pennsylvania. Cornell, Columbia, Har-
ward and Syracuse.
The University of Pennsylvania was the
pioneer in the effort to find out just
what effect rowing has on a students
heart. When the criticism became so
acute against the alleged evil effects of
the four-mile race, the Pennsylvania au-
thorities decided to put IL to a test. This
was In addition to their decision to have
the leading oarsmen vacclnated against
typhoid fever.
As soon as the Pennsylvania oarsmen re-
ported for indoor practice DR.. r.. TAFT Nc
ken2ie. the physical director. took the Leading
varsity men and made the most careful eN-
animation OF the heart and other vital organs.
IN particular charting the size of tho heart;
again, and the examinations will be repeated
from time to time as the season progresses.
most of the examinations being made after
important races.
Different physical directors will use slIghtlv
different methods TO determine the effect OF
owing. The Yale plan Is TO take photographs
trophy, or enlargement OF the heart, is what
all the experts are looking for. But few really
S S4Peft to fn Tea s9at i Tow Ing Eeartlp rG feSfed the Ie
some quarters. This is because OF the great
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PENN SELECTS RELAY
TEAMS FOR BIG MEET
Entries Chosen for Five of In
door Events in New York
Next Saturday.

After a series OF trials which lasted
two hours, the University Of Pennsyl-
vania track team which will compete
at the indoor meet Of the intercollegiate
A.,A. 4, A.. in Madison Square Garden,
New Anrk. next saturday night, was
picked today AT noon. The Quakres will
send teams for al least hve of the six
relay races and for two and possibly
:hrse of the field events. Altogether near
iy 50 men will wear the Red and Blue.
Trials were held today for the $50, 1000
and soO yards relays. Five men will
compose the $50 ana 800 yards relay
teams. while four will be the maximum
number for the other races, The Qunkers
have decided not to send IA team for the
5e0-yard relay because they haven't
enough good men for II, Their COM
petition in tine S00-yard relay will depend
upon whether or not they have TO run
heats in II and the medley relay. In which
they will concentrate their best men N
there are not heats In the medley relay
there win be a good team in the 800
yard relay,
No trials were held In the medley relay be-
cause the composition 81 this team has been
event Is at an odd distance. Joe Lockwood
las been announced to run the nrat portion ~
run the 200 yards following, Then frank
kaufman will take up the running for S1
ysrds, and VIII urn the, race over 20 Tod
These men are thought 10 be the faHtrat la
America for their PAR lCular dlstancea. and
they are faN0ritea fr first place neat week.
TodHy's trials show that pennsylvnniH will
have a good team FOR the t000-yard relay. The
trial was won hy Earl Humphreys la very
good time, allhQngh Coach orion would not
announce a. humphreys Just beat Stout, The
other two men 10 make the team are Dorsey
and Peeso, with Balloon aud Jones a. Bubstl.
the 2o00-yard relay trial uaa won BY be
Kern With Huston Cotton and LlchermAn
hnishinE Ia the order named. Only four men
were picked for the ih0-Nard team, but a nflh
viii be chosen on Monday. This team, as far
rs picked. viii consist of y. g.. Patterson.
Fftednans Dumas aud Caster. The 1Hl-yard
team vii be made up q hatgom. Hepburn, Fer.
ausnn srhradef and Lockwood, the iatteFs
running depending upon the heats.
a team vas also announced today Tor the
rolls vault There are only Eve eligible pole
Aaultefs They are saWell, Price. ReardWood.
Wilson ana Case. seweli and Price are the
hest Of this Team, the other three being only
nj h. likely that the I. &. A. A. A. A. viii
q chance IA the method 81 scoring the
three held events, The present rala provides
nat The winner 81 this event shall he de-
taffHined = IL pfasHsnoun4fN running but an
A~HeadlHeHt hak heeu auaEnittHd te be voted On
saturday afternoon a. the annual mratlnF pro
AAala9 that the Hfa beat Performances ~ eaeh
team shall hH tntafiad end divided bs HNa. tha
asst such performances d#eIdina the winner u
Iaf theaa aamaa.
H4nnaslsaala mea aanea4 = hase 8 seea e.
zH# g students aaH sEsaa#tss e IS
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STAR BOUT TONIGHT
AT NATIONAL CLUB
Seattle Lightweight Meets Pat
Bradley in Feature Event.
Other Boxing Items.

Ray Campbell. the Seattle, Wash,
lightweight who gave Tommy O'Keefe
a sensational battle here last year, meets
Pat Bradley, of Southwark, in the star
bout at the National A. c.. tonight.
Campbell is a clever ~two-handed fighter.
He will oppose the toughest of the local
boxers.
The program follows:
First bout-Tommy Jamison, Gray's Ferry,
Second bout-Johnny Weber. New York, VS..
Henry Hauber, Fairmount.
Third bout-Eddie Wagond, Little Italy, VS..
Lew Singer, Little Italy.
neutrality-suspicious. Fulton, New York. VS..
Grover Hayes. Southwark,
Wind-up-Ray Campbell. Seattle, Wash. vs..
Pat Bradley, Southwark.
The preliminary numbers to the Sailor
Olympia A. A. Monday night are: Packey HON.
mey VS.. Johnny Mayo: Eddie McAndrews vs..
Andy Cortez; Sammy Becker VS.. Joe Mooney,
and Joe Henernan VS.. Terry Martin.
Jack Dillon. the Indianapolis middleweight,
Is training at Billy Boxers gymnasium here
for his battle with Tom McCarty at the Broad
way Sporting Club, Brooklyn, Tuesday night.
There was TO doubt whatever as to the re-
suit OF the Charley Thoma s-Tommy O'Keefe
match the other night. The latter's superiority
was evident from the elang of the first gong.
Unfair tactics marred the bout, o'Keefe being
the chief offender.
Battling Levinsky. the local light heavy
weight. and Jack Dillon will box here within
two weeks.
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Haserford Gymnasts Rest

HaAeftntd college defeated columbia Iui-
seFslts last evening ia the second gymnaEium
met Of It's season AZ HsNerferd. ~ 10 ~. The
meet Nas Undecided until the rings ana The
tshaallnE we're tie only remaining events. on
ne rings tae llaNerford men displayed une
firm ant took the lead away from Coiumhia
pes eue reaoNeff, The award by events were.
4fnftanntai bar - Wen hy Ernaman. HaNer-
Columbia,
Hes hy Hsmnn, olumhia second
1tahs-Naa hS HtsEins. Cnlumhlas second.
faEtfA Haserfard; third Bawlea. columbia.
H#fatteIs Wen hF fashf. HaNerfnrds sac-
eHas Nekinztry. Hayerserdi third, Rowles
a4umhIa
Hfezz Waa b. Csosmsn. Hlavergafd. seesna
Has alaH. aaFaffendi thira. sharnlas, HaNer-
TNaeling @Npn b. Sharglcs. HaAergoea, see
HH asnssass, Hafssfera, third, clark col
UHtHsa.
NaItsr faFlss : nhladeinhlan on tha Has-
4zhaA sssHA Nas seeaAd 81 she Indian clue
H&4HH lie eaa = bt an Term last night a.
zAz kase Nealt Aase been different.
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PENN L NEWS

The Penn one-mile relay team will represent
Philadelphia In a trtvity race against Bostuu
and New York In the Newark High School
games in Newark tonight. The QuakerS, with
= combination composer OF Captain Lippln-
colt, Lockwood. Kaufman and Meredith are
the f~avorltes hut both New York and Bostnn
have strong teams entered,
The Penn gymnasts viii display their skIl
In n meet with Princeton tontght at Prince
ton. The following men viii compete Tor the
Red and Blue Captain Barker. kirrhnsr.
Jonse. Rex, nm Mutt, Kener, Hagert and
Captain Harold Van Buskirk win lead the
Penn feneers In the annual dual meet with
the Navy at Annapolis tonight, The Red and
Blue foilsmen We're recently defeated by co.
at New York, but Coach Terrone IS
expecting his men to carry on the laurels
against the Middies tonight.
IoAch craig and his squad OF Penn wrss-
tiers left last night at $50 for Ithaca 10 on
pose the Cornell mat artists in the annual
dual meet tonight.
Yale. the leader In the race for the Inter-
collegiate swimming honors. comes To Philadsl-
nAia today 20 compete with the swimmers NJ
The University Of Penusy lYania In the tank
1t Neightman Hall tonight, In NIcAleenan,
the diver, ~iieadley, the sprint swimmer; Fer
Eeson and Yale has a quartet OF
#eHV fat men
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SCHOOL TRACK TEAMS
PLAN OPEN-AIR MEETS
Quadrangular Event at Arm
Dry Closes Indoor Season.
Relay on April 2.

The annual quadrangular meet yester-
day afternoon at the Third Regiment
Armory virtually clamped the lid on local
scholastic indoor track competition. The
athletes will now rest until a call for
outdoor practice is made.
The first open-air ~schoolboy meet is
scheduled April 2, when the various aca-
denies will enter teams in relay compe-
tition on Franklin Field. Northeast High
Schoo will hold an interclass athletic
meet April IA.
annual indoor, quadransular games held last
Central High School. Yesterday afternoon, The
%R4tensttS S sfSIEsd fI 6biS 4, GSnt ssbo High Ro scho Sort %;
School sSft HiF e; s sS1 9 9 19 Hin PgR dF%ni Trade
. &S% records Sog Were ma nIsh in S the So-y "a dash,
Emile run. ~ssO-yard run, mile run, 5O-yard
high hurdles, standing broad jump, high Jump
The records for the indoor "quads" now
2o;yard dash-we!deg West Philadelphia
h5 55tyS HSho2 Rtgh tine RarS S$:S Sec Sm mIEs in c lg5S;
S2o,yard dqsh-Buntlngi Northeast High
44o-yard -dash-Henry' Central High School;
'' SS6i-y "a G-S ra seG. ;99dS in cd I9tS; High School, .
saMHallos, n nmH99r me, Vest PhiladelPhia High
TwS-mlle rTn-Retneller Northeast High
SCloolt time, ~ min. IA 4-O sec. made in 1915.
Standing broad 5ump-stoeckle. Central High
school; distance. 0 IT. 5s In; made in 1915.
Running high jUmp-Tfe between Robertson
and Hamptony, both OF Central High School;
height, . 1t. 81 in.
,l2-Pound acknowledgements, West Philadel-
In 1911. ~
The records made in 1914 by Bunting. OF
Northeast High School, for the 22C-yard dash,
and Deyerenx, Of West Philadelphia High
School, for the shotput, were the only marks
TO remain unshattered.
Catholic High School and Southern High
School will ComDete in the initial outdoor
dual meet at Southwark Field. 10th street and
Oregon avenue. Central High and West Phila-
delDhia Viii take part in their first open air
School at Pottstown. and Penn Charter at
Queen Lane. respectively. The date is April
Two Of the biggest events scheduled are the
Penn Relay at FRANKLIN Field, April % and "a,
and the annual outdoor auadrangular meet at
Field, June 4. The latter event will
close the scholastic season.
other important games are the Swarthmore
College interscholastics, May 1; Penn Middle
States tnterseholastics. May IA; La sale Col
leRe auadranEular meet. May 81: Princeton
interscholastic meet, MAY %; Catholic High
CITY interscholastics. May 20.
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Sooner or later, If not a bit before,
Jack Johnson and Jess Willard must en-
gage in a personal debate as to which
deserves the lone camp stool on top of
the heavyweight hill.
So that little workout along the MeNi-
can border was a good thing for the tall
Westerner, even though it led to no i'm
mediate battle. The main roar over the
Willard-Johnson fight was Wizards lack
of preparation for any such event. john
son admit done any more thar Willard
for a year or two. but the Zulu at
least had absorbed in past days far
more needed experience than his COM
petitlve White Hope, Now, If Willard
could sandwich in one good battle against
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FEDS PLAN TIGHT GRIP
ON BASEBALL PLAYER
Magnates love to Alter Terms
of Contracts-Will Combat
Newark Injunction Suit.

BUFFALO, y. Y. Feb. 27,-Inrormation
given out just before the Federal League
magnates went into session this morn
Ing was to the effect that the question
OF modifying the players contract prob
ably would be one OF the principal sub
jects presented Cor discussion. 1t is
believed the plan is to frame Il contract
that will give the ball clubs n little
tighter grip ON the players than Is pos
sihlc under the existing contracts.
President Gilmore declared his asso-
citation would combs, the injunction pro-
ceedings instituted IN Chicago TO re-
strain the league from making the Kan
sas city transfer To- Newark. The Kan
sas city men bluntly informed Gilmore
they intended to fight in the courts to
the last ditch and left town In n hum.
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Central Win

Central High School won in winning last
night from the Princeton Freshmen. - 10 "a
az princet0n, Dtppy secured first place in the
100 ans s0o-yard events for the schoolhoys. Tha
Tiger Cubs easily ven the water polo game
80 10 q
ao-yard dash-W0n by Leopold. &. II. s tie
for second between Delacy, 1915. and Fisks
IBIS Time. - seconds.
lO0-yara sWim-Non by Dippv. L. D.. s: SEC
rme. H& LIS seconds.
soo-yard dash-Non by Dippy, q. IL. $. sec
Time. ga.
Fancy dtye-won by Cory, Ials; second. Arm
strong. e A., = third. kasantlsn. his
PlunEe-Won hv Van Roden. 4 NJ. s.; sec
ond, Baker, lats, third. Burkelman. Ia1s
Distance. IS feet.
Relay race-Non by Princeton. 1915 Morris
Ftske, Mccaddon, nelaeyl; second. Z IN, 81
tLeepalds Hirseh- steinhach, nippyl. Time.
minute 81 Is seconds.
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JOHNSON is BARRED
FROM HAVANA FTCRI
Promoter Declares Negro-Wbis
Bouts Will Not Be Toleratsd
Willard Still Hopeful.

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-"Jack .Iohu...
and Jess Willard will never meet 4 /.
Vana,' today declared Captain cusAm..
a. Rice, head of the National spo,,l..
Club of that city, and one j f.
Wealthiest ranch owners on the I,ls,a
who Is in New York on a wish.
we want boxing there, but no bog,,
between whites and blacks, bs .aa..
That was tried there several years 4
n we nearly had race riots.
HAVANA. Feb. 27.-It is Learned Z,
that Jack johnson only agreed n al I
n forfeit for the use of Havana's siadllr
Tor the Willard fight, and backed doss
When a lawyer drew UP the final papeTs
Johnson gave as his reason the refusal
Oh the stadium management to allow Mn
the exclusive use of the stadium betxes
now and the date of the fight.
Rapid-fire cables from Jack Curley III
believed to be responsible for johnson
change of attitude. 1t is understood Cur
ley k Johnson not to make any mon
arrangements until he arrived. curieY
NJ expected mere Monday night.
"Hu6ilH HUN JDnllSOnS actions am
words he has not the slightest lnteutim
of going to Juarez and fulfilling his con-
tract to box Jess Willard. II the baag
ever is held anywhere it viii be rigas
here in Cuba, according TO every indlea.
ton.
Ell PASO, Tex. Feb. q. = No flrtha
word has come to fight promoters or to
the camp of Jess Willard relative ID
Jack Johnson and his intentions regard
ing the Juarez fight. Willard said todss
that he was certain Jack Curley would
bring Johnson back and that the fghs
would he held at Juarez. Willard did
not train any today, as it rained hard
but he said he would train tomorroE
again,
II am in fine condition" he said, and
he looks 1t. Since his arrival Willard hs
taken on much hard muscle and his fafs
mas assumed a brilliant tan. lie looks =
hard as a rock.
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COLLEGE QUINTETS
NOW IN DOUBLE TIE
Princeton and Yale in Struggle
for First Place--Penn Easily
Drubs Dartmouth.
colIerIale pnsketbnn Standing

As q result OF the basketball games In
the intercollegiate League last night a
double tie eSiats. Princeton, by defeat
ing the Cornell representatives In n SON
ahtion contest, % to 20, and Yale by
trimming Columbia. 20 TO II. went into a
deadlock for the nrst-place honots. The
defeats for Cornell and Columbia werO
sufficient to place them ut q tie for the
funner-up laurcls,
Penn's remarkable showing IN the game
with tho Dartmouth athletes more firmly
liked the Green team IN the last posi-
ton. pcnn's Victory over Dartmouth on
the homo floor Is the first experienced by
the Quakera In n long time. Usually
when Penn visits Dartmouth 1t Is TO
taste defeat, so last nights 3f-to-22 victory
IL all the more sweet. The unexpected
form of the Penn players brought forth
much praise from tho %vlsitors at the
Green gymnasium last night.
Princeton defeated Springfield Training Col-
tophepvy score. All the bouts. however, Wore
eloaely contested and none OF the Princeton
Springfield was The only man to score Tor his
team obtaining the decision over GLE, OF
minutes OF wrestling. uakcr. Of Princeton,
had an exceptionally hard match with Captain
an extra period OF Rlx minutes.
1eorEe 4; Davis, HARVARD Law School stu
set a new strength record at Harvard recently,
bettercd HIS mark at Cambridge Yesterday. lilo
was credited With l003.S points IN u general
test, these figures dlspiaClng his prrvloug mari,
OF 1910 points as the record,
IN . last, aud close snlue the University Of
pennsylvania Freshmen five defeated the Car.
llsle Indians, - TO -, mt Carlisle. The nrst
half ended Is to IL In favor OF CRrllrlc. In
order to catch q train tho second half was cut
abort
rhc Swarthmore College basketball team
easily defeated the strong Lafayette team. %
TO ID, at Swurthmorc,
.ecorin. . points In the final two innings OF
play, Penn state nosed out the University OF
Pittsburgh i've last night ut tate College, n
to - This victory tics .c race for the
western PennsylNnnia championship and ncccs-
sttatos another GENE betw cen the two teams.
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BASEBALL

Pitcher Mayer arrived at ST. Petersburg.
Fla, from his farm lust outside the city 81
eating Panama hats, for the mercury regis
tered 20 ana the bright sun was shining. When
told the conditions were nothing Unusual he
declared that not cnee In last years training
al Wilmington, y. c, did they see such a
day as this Mayer is in fine condition and
eager TO work.
Walter johnson, star pitcher OF the Amer
erals from the Mashlnston Americans last fail
and then returned to Washington. has hon
notified at Chicago TO report Tor spring TAIN
ing az Shl eycport, La, on March &. Mansger
nounced today.
CHARLES 4 Comiskey, owner Of the Chicago
American. League club, who was reported ssTi-
ously III IN san Francisco, expects to be- sbis
TO leave HE bed soon, according to word re-
ceiNed. by Secretary HaTridge, OF the Amer
said to be not as alarming as hrst reported.
Ross H. greXl Irwin, for several years with
the BROOKLYN Nationals, yesterday at Rn-
chester n, y, signed with the Rochester In
ternationnla for the coming season.