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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-21
KEYSTONE SHOOTERS
SCHEDULE BIGGEST
CARNIVAL OF Ypll
Holmesburg junction to ).
S C e n e of Clav.bis,
Smashing Today and n =.
morrow = Most of b.
perts Will Face Trans :"

Tho Keystone Shooting
Philadelphia, one OF the larve,,
est trapshootlng Organization. "
East, will hold its eighth ANN. "
tered tournament today and ,or.' -
at It's grounds at Holmesbury ivy
tion. The arrangements for u. 'ae
ment are in charge of Color,, 'a''
Hamlin, general manager Of ~. Z
stone Shooting League. and urA.
supervision a most attractive ~.
has been prepared. Lloyd p to,,s
fessional, and famous throusbor, ~
country as one of the leading ,,..
ment managers. will have charv, :,
AFFAIR. The early indications noirt !, ~
large attendance of some of tbo ~, ~ !
ent in the East, and already ,hs e. nv, "
OF such famous shooters as CbarIs.S Ssela =.
comb, George McCarty. Jesse c.i,sl. nss'
William Wolsencroft Ike RudS Sii,nA ni
Foord and a. b. Richardson ~ S4j
ware; Ralph SPOTS, Danny McNTabo. ~ ~.
others are in. a''on w
The regular program calls for ~
gets each day. This is divided in,. ~ ~
l1-target and five 2O-target; events "
Squlcr money-baclS system will l. ~
fcctive, and there will be optional -. q
stakes on each event. ANY one d.,.y
to do SO may shoot for tarpsts ~,
and still be eligible for all tho ~.
which are valued at more than S7a =,
price of targets is 2 cents each -,
with 500 added to the SuuIer monnyAs ~ Y
purse there should be considerahls ,r..
age money for the high guns ON tbs =.
DAYS. '"e w
There will be two 25-target sn,,,,,
handicap events each day, conprislpv \.
targets in all for the two DAYS. Thi, In,
be known as the keystone shnot,.
League handicap, and the handicans w1l
range from 16 to q yards. The Vent.
Hotel trophy will be awarded 10 tha MA
gun in this event, and there win also \.
six special trophies, one for each N N.
high men on the different marks. M,
is. the men shooting on the 16-yard mai
will constitute a class, and shoot for m,
OF the special trophies. The same !.
plies to the men shooting on the 17-yal
and other marks. This Is q decjdpS,
clever innovation that is sure to appt,l
Philip Il. DUPONT OF Philadelphia M,
presented a valuable sterling silver tr4
nly 10 the keystone shooting League 10
be shot for at the annual tournamtn,
of the league for three years. The wins
ner each year will be subject to cha
lenge by any amateur, and all matchu
will be shot for on the grounds Of tts
league. At the end of three years M
cial 1O0-target race will be held, in which
only previous winners are eligible h
shoot, and the trophy will become IA,
permanent property of the shooter win
ing this l00-target race. All chalenn
matches will be at 100 single targets shot
from is yards.
The historic Wawassett Gun Clul
championship trophy will again be h
competition, and "open to ALL shooter
amateur and professional living within
a circle whose radius is 200 statute nils
and whose centre is the clubhouse Of ths
Wawassett Gun Club, of Wilmington, Dd
There will be a valuable trophy for thi
runner-up in this event.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-21

Mcssrs. cobb. Baker, Collins, Speaker,
Crawford and one or two others have at
tanned a fair amount OF publicity through
the productive qualities of the Batting
Eye.
But in summing up the list of those who
understand the art of batting a baseball,
it is Just as well that some mention he
made of Cactus Cravath, the Siege Gun
of tho Fusillading Phillcs. AS an out
and-out bloltc with the bat, Mr. Cravath
can hit with any in the field. He has n
swing OF power and prccision-and one of
the kecnest eyes that ever picked out the
proper ball TO smash. lie hasn't attained
the overlooking fame held by some others
hut he deserves it-whch is just as
good
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-21

the theory of the Emery Ball as used by
Russ Ford. Up to the moment of piliing
to press, however, he had not invented
tho knuckle-ball putt. which consists of
humping tho ball into the hole as one
shoots Il marble.
Mir. Dcmarcc, turned adrft by the
Giants, returns and shuts them out.
Which happens to be one of the oldest
devices of the pastimc There is no bliss
equal to that of the released athlete in
returning and making his old manager
look foolish. As most of them are will
Ing to work their sincws out of llinli to
turn the trick, the average result is
obvious.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-21
College Rowing Crews Present Puzzle

in
other At Cornell
in
tlmeh a London
from
difference
and will
eight
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-21
Athletics Gain Speed on Bases

o
noticeable in
crowd
Almost all of the hits clean and the stepping right into
so
Maks the plate ohrg and Kopf hit by pitched balls and
ha hc va
walks he did yesterday and
than realized that he had the well
n
m
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-21
Marathoners Should Have Attendants


marathon by its decision permit runners to have attendants
anddo
running
everyp protecton sho be
In
stadium reached
directly of the
dOn either compelled him
competitors
n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-21
MYSTYX TENNIS PLAYERS
PROPOSE TO BOOM SPORT
Seek Matches for Season With Best
Philadelphia Organizations.

The MystyX Country Club tennis team
Will be seen on the courts this season
after an absence Of two years. The team
lost its courts when the club dsbanded.
and intends playing travelling tennis, firm
in the belief that interclub matches will
greatly increase the keen interest which
is now being taken in tennis. Several
well-known players have been secured
among them being +. A. Buckley, of
the Central High School tennis team.
The team, captained by c. Paryis. will
include j. " C.. Brownlow, j. Fulton,
f. A. Buckley, J. Mullen, c. A. Saybolt,
III. Fl. Longaker and others.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-21

a
of
a
to of
their and for their others
o
in heats,
n the
differently
troub
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-21
Frank Chance Laughs at Calamity Howl

a
n
a difficult Chance
a a o O.
the pitchers box and hesaed
o
evening oneenh interest in the club letting the
$4,000 held
did
baseball s a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-21
Publicity Gettcrs

Publicity is almost as much matter OF
luck as it is of merit Alexander, like
Cravath, has never drawn the adulation
and the acclaim that he deserved.
1t has so happened in the Flip of Fate
that neither of these star PhlS has ever
been forcibly thrust into tho Psychological
Moment of Big Events. Untoward cir
cumstances have kept them out of public
range. But don't make the mistake of
overlooking their incarnate worth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-21
Sixteenth Year

Sir-I see by some papers that Mathew
son is now working his 18th campaign.
Is this his 18th or 18th year? W. l.. II.
Mattv started with the Giants i'm 1900
He only worked three games that season
and dropped them all. Counting this fuzzy
episode in, Matty is now facing his 18th
season, although as a regular ne has
served only II summers
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-21

Sir Here's another inside tip for you.
j. Franklin Baker is getting weary Of
plugging around a lot of potatoes and
heels. lie is on the edge of slipping
back. And when ho does II will be with
the Mackmen, for | happen to know
that Connie has determined not to sell
MN for mint s n. l..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-21
Shift in CorneII Crews

ITHACA, N. Y, April 21.-The first change
in the makeup OF the Cornell crews since
practice began on the inlet was made when
Coach Courtney placed Commodore Ellms at
stroke oar in the second varsity combination
in place Of Brooks. putting the latter in
Films position Films rowed in the varsity
eight last year bur far has been rowing
in tho junior combination.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-21
Considerable Device

The attention of the United States Golf
Association is called to Mr., owen john
son, author of Stoyer at Yale and the
spit-ball drive.
Mr.. Johnson claims that by proper ap-
plication of the saliva upon the pill a
slice or hook can be produced at will
In addition 10 this he has invented a
mashie with an emery face to hold a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-21
The Peekaboo System

New York" SAYS an exchange. failed
to go wild over Jess Willard" How wild
would you go over guy who was hur-
ried up dark alleys and over tall build
inGs to be kept completely out of sight?
Willard is most deserving piece of
flesh but there are entirely too many
things TO observe here and there in these
stupendous times for one to break leg
In order to get stingy peek at a mere
human being,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-21
Concerning Pitchers

old Walter johnson has the smoke
And Hdtty has the stuff
Rube Mdrqudrd Is a NO-hit gUy
THAT Uery ieW CdH bluff
But taken up and dotCH the dope
OF any tanning bee,
aud Grover Alexander, pal,
Is good enough for me.
plato Pete.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-21
TOMORROW
VICTORIOUS PHILLIES WILL GET
GREAT WELCOME HOME TOMORROW
Record IN Boston and York Sets Fans Wild with PennaRt
HopeS-ShUt IN Athletics Ljae-Up and Real Pitching
ReUiCes Interest in MackjaR Clan.

Seldom have Philadelphia
@ hihes at this the today In
' nave pulled
niue hope and at times the the with big
lead as scas
The difference the attitude tho fact that Manager Moran
mas taken
Ike o
Fhs
nostcators bunch
OF splendid
Moran has
a
When Morans
York there will be host of friends welcome Broad street station
The
the baseball
tilt and a $
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-21

sun, 1t is only fitting to give Tom
Jones, Wizards manager, all the credit
that Is due. II takes grand little holder
to cover up feet Gig inches of anything
that operates or circulates above ground
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-21
Pitching Of shawkey Enliyens Whole Team


the Athletics ighlands in the
with the Athletics might be estimated
Lack of ginger and miserable fielding have been the usual program for
the
less
ma of
Opposed Shawy WarrOp always hard
right
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-21
Corrected

Dear sir-You are wrong about the
shortestEpome in the language. Granted
again That MI Cobb muffed his first
chance of the year, the following stands
as the briefcst lyric ever pcnncd-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-21
More Inside Stuff

Y Y
n. ]. NJ.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-13
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

1903-Frankie Neil knocked out Harry Forbes in second round. at San Francisco. This was for the ban tamweight charnpio onship of America, which had been claimed by Forbes in 1901. The Chicago boy. defended his title successfully against Casper Leon, Abe Atte11 and many other good lads, but the San Francisco boxer was too much for him. After winning the title Neil went to Los Angeles and knosked out Bill DeCoursey and fought 20- round draw with Johnny Reagan. In 1904 he fought Forbes again in Chi cago, and knocked him out in the third round. Frankie then sailed for England5 having accepted challenge from Jern Bowker to fight for the worlds bantamweight championship. They met in London in October, 1904, and Bowker won the decision in 20 rounds. Bowker was not defeated until 1908, when he lost to Jem DrfsA coll. All of these boys soon -enbgrew the bantam limit, and Jimmy Walsh of Boston, and Digger Stanley of Eng land, both claimed the honors, and fought a draw in 1909.
 19O0-Marvin Hart won on foul from Kid Hubert in seventh round at Louisville.
 19O8-Joe wa1cott knocked out Tom Carey in eighth round at Boston.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-13
LEE FOHL'S BOYS l. HIT JACK WARRIOR
 AND DOWN TANKS

New York! Aug. 1s.-Lee F'ohFs tribe of Cleveland Indians shot Little Jack Warhop full of holes at the Polo Grounds yesterday and the Yankees had to suffer defeat at the hands of the enemy by to 4. "Toots'' faced the Indians for three and two-thirds innings, and during that time they hammered him hard and freely, scalp ing his underhand offerings for seven hits which, coupled with rnuffed fly by old Dr. Cook in right field, netted the Indians five runs.
 The other tally that F'oh1's tribe course of the game was collected off Bob Shawkey, who replaced Warhop in the box in the fourth inning
 There might have been a different tale to relate this morning if Manager Donovan had selected himself to start against the Indians instead of picling g out Warhop. Wild zBilI' ,trotted out to Harry Fabian's' pitching mound in the eighth inning, after Caldwell had pinch hit for 2Shawkey During the two innings that Wild Bill' per formed he gave an inkling of the form that made him one of the greatest pitchers in the American league not so long ago.
 While the Indians were hammering Warhop to far and distant spots in being rnysti1ed by the curves and speed of youngster named Walker. Walker kept the home folks away from the plate until the seventh in ming, when the Tanks managed to squeeze a run over the plate. The run was scored on Cooks walk and High s double.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-13
MAMAUX IS
 TOO CLEvER;;
 GIANTS LOSE

Pittsburgh, Aug. 15.-A1 Mamaux, the Pirates pitching sensation, baf- fled the Giants again yesterday as he has on other occasions this year. The McGraw forces were shut out, 4 to 0. The young phenomenon was at his best and famed the first three Giants who faced him. He permitted only three hits,. two of these being made by Hans ISobert, who is former neigh Dor of the young pitcher.
 Jeff Tesreau started the Giants off badly and was in trouble several times before Mathewson relieved him in the sixth inning. This was Mattyss birth day, but Big Six was unable to pull out a victory after so much damage had been done to Big Jeff. Mathewson usually wins his birthday games and the last time he lost an anniversary contest was in 1912 to the Cardinals. Matty is 36 years old.
 Lobert was the only Giant to get be- yond first base and he reached third in the eighth inning when he tore off a single to center. Brainerd was tossed out by Mamaux and after Meyers had gone out to Collins, Babbtngton, bat ting in place of Mathewson, crashed a liner to left which sent{ Lobert to third. If Wagner hadn't checked the ball in it's flight, Dobert would have counted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-13
FIELDER JONES, PILOT. OF
 ST. LOUIS FEDS, A TODAY

Birthday congratulations are due today to Fielder A. Jones, the most i11ustrfous representative Of the we'll known Jones family to be round in the annals of baseball Like so many other men who have achieved prom thence in the diamond pastime, the pilot of the St. Louis. Feds is a Penn sYIvanian by birth, having made his
 mundane debut A years ago today at Ehinglehouse, Pa. What Matty did Carnegie. Fielder did for Shinglehouse A-he put it on the map.
 , Jones was one of the greatest out f1e1ders in the business when in his playing prime, and a good man with the bat In 1896, while with Brook lyn, he swatted the pellet for an av- craze of .353-pretty good, although not comparable to the batting records hung up that year by Burkett, >Hughie Jennings, De1ehanty, Willie Kee1er,
 Joe Kelley and other great strong arm men of that period Jones batted in the 300 class four2years in the Ma tional League and three years in the American League.
 Fie1der's first exp perience of pennant
 winning was in 1899, when he played right field for Ned Han1on's, ce1ebrat- led Brooklyn club. The Hanlanit itesMin- cluding, besides Fielder Jones, some of the greatest stars in baseball his tory, were real Superbas in those. days. Jess Jones, Hughte Jennings, Bill Dahlen and Joe Kelley all became fa- nous as managers in after years. "Iron Man" McGinnity, Jim Hughes,
 Kennedy, Dunn and Kitson were the pitching mainstays of the old Super bas Duke Farrell, now a Yankee 1 scout, alternated with Mcclure be- hind the bat. Dan McGann and Hughie Jennings were the first sack CTS, Daily played second,s Casey and Cross third, and Bad BilP. Dah1en was the shortstop. Jones, Keeler, Kelly and Sheckard performed great feats in
 the outr egarden and at bat. Fielder 1 Jones helped Brooklyn cop the Ma tional League flags in 1899 and 1900. | 1n-19o1 Jones went over to the Ameri-
 can League, joining the Chicago White
 Sox, where he continued to make
 good During his. first three years in
 Ban Johnson's circuit Jones batted over the 300 mark, and in 1902 and i 1903 he led the center he1ders of the
 league in fielding.
 Jones was elevated to the positio on
 of manager of the White Sox in 1904. 1 Conatskey's club which had grabbed ]19O0 and 1901, had hit the toboggan, l and the Old Roman turned the helm over to Jones, who succeeded Jimmy Callahan. The club which had finish
 ede seventh in 1908. ended in third
 place in 1904. The next year the Co.,
 niskey- aggregation made a hard fight for the pennant, and fin ished second to the Athletics. In 1906 Jones realized his ambition by winning
 the pennant and then upset all the dope by taking the worlds champion ship banner from the Cubs. Jones con- tinued as manager of the White Sox in 1907 and 190si the club finishing
 third both years, when he quit the joh
 After leaving Chicago Jones settled
 in the Northwest and became the pres fdent of the Northwestern League He ! held that job. until about a year ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-13
MLOUGHLIN OR
 FELL TG TACKLE
 WILLIAMS FOR CUP

sEABRIGHT, N. J, Aug 13-1t was California against New York in the final of the Ache1is Challenge Cup tennis tournanent yesterday on the turf courts of the Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket club.
 Tine W8st came up to meet the East yestrday afternoon when. Mau- rice E. Mclaughlin defeated Nathan iel w. Niles Of Boston. while Karl IL Behr scored over Theodore R. Pell, another representative of the Big City.
 Both victories were. registered in s-6, 6-2, while Behr won at 61-,
 Tn addition to making his presence fe1f fh the singles, McLotghIi with Ward Dawson. the southern Ca1ifor- mia youth as partner, triumphed in final of the doubles, over Leonard Beekman and Lyle E. Mahan, at 6-3; e-4, S-6.
 weather 8pernitting, McLongnlin and Behr meet today to decide which shall play Richard Norris Williams, 2dt.a the, 5iona EI ehampion in the challenge round for the Aohel1s Cup, which Williams won here last year. Williams got here from Chicago and tuned up his strokes against Niles
 MeLoug ghlin; because of his un- beaten record this year and his k11owni determination to regain the national championship in the tour nament later this month at the West Side Tennis Club, at Forest Hills, held the interest of the gallery. He was lightning fast, as he had to be, for Niles bombarded him with low ground shots and drives
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-13
South African Corps
 In Terrible Campaign

Capetown, Africa, Aug. 12--Dirages caused great annoyance to the troops of General Botha's force during their recent strenuous campaign in German Southwest Africa. An officer describes the manner in which these nirages ap- peared in a letter from the field:
 :'The fatigue became awful I be- gan to get light headed. The sky Seemed to become a straight wall in front of us, and the effect of the moon light through the dust made me inag- inc I saw great palaces and churches, with the sars as little windows,
 Then I would pull myself together and look at the men riding in front, and they would turn into funny old giantesses dancing in the moonligh l learned afterwards that everyone suf- fered from these Authorizations. There was no check now; we ga11oped on, and on, mile after mile, over stones dropping branches, just leaving it to the horses. Those splendid horses They were far saner than we were.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-13
CARPENTER, FRENCH
 BOXER, HURT BY FALL
 FROM ARMY AEROPLANE

Paris, Aug. 1s-~Georges z Carpen- tier the boxer, whosis an aviator with the French forces, detailed as scout in thesVosages. has been sent to a hos pitaI In a recent scouting trip his motor stopped and he &sas compelled to make a landing. As there was no suitable spot he landed with 8 bump, which sprained his ankle and gave him a nasty cut over the eyebrow In a letter received yesterday he writes:
 ''I hope to be cured in a week. and then Twill resume chasing the Boehes. How pleased would be to bringI one down! Anyway can tell you if meet one up in the air it will be a fight to the finish and one of us will have to fall I shall continue to the last cartridge Of my mitrai11euse.
 Their guns do not impress me. They fire much, but badly. I am in excellent condition and weigh ITS pounds" F
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-13
Street Urchins Cut Knots From Swords
 As Soldiers Pass By

Amsterdam, Aug. 12-The Brussels ketjes-street boys--fave found a new method Of annoying the German soldiers. They carry scissors in their sleeves and when they get close to 8 German soldier in a crowd, they cut off the leather knot of his sword and carry it away as a trophy.
 A boy of 1 5 has just been sentenced to three months Imprisonment for having boasted that he had secured 50 of these knots. A Belgian banker is said to have offered $500 to anyone who will relieve General von Bissin 8 of his syvord-knot. The knots are gen. orally sold for the benefit of the Bel gian Red Cross, and they bring higher prices than any other trophies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-13
Wagner's Watch Tower

Pitcher Pennock to Providence. He is the youngster Boston bought from the Athletics but, with large. Red Sox staff going so well they didn't need Pennock.
 That was only another false alarm about Leach Cross quitting the ring. He needs a little vacation money. so he will do a one-step with Johnny Grifhths of, Akron, O.. at Ebbets field, Brooklyn, next Tuesday night
 Ten cent baseball against regular prices will have a trial today. The Giants and Brooklyns meet in Brook fyn while the Brooklyn Feds are tackling the Kansas City club. As the Brooklyn Nationals are in the thick of the pennant fight, a mann moth crowd is expected.
 Just see what those New York boxing commissioners did when they suggested that referees might be al- lowed to give decisions. Now Abe Atte11 wants to enter the ring again. He believes, with the aid of the referee, he might take the title from Johnny Kilbane.
 Local fans will have an opportunity to see one of the Giants new players when McGraw's men play Bridgeport at. Newf1e1d Sunday afternoon. He is Babingtoh, a former Brown Univer- sity star. Babington has been acting as utility outfelder since he joined the squad and has also been used as pinch hitter with great success. Man ager McGraw has promised to send a good club here.s Southpaw Cham pion will probably pitch for Bridge port.
 
 In order to avoid danger of fire in the wooden stands at Forest Hills. L. l., no smoking will be permitted at the National tennis tournament, August 80.