Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-08
PENN GAME AND
OTHERS HALTED
BY KING WINTER
Major League Players Idle
in Preparation for Sea-
sons Opening
SOCCER TRAYS ALSO OFF
BY ROBERT w. MAXWELL

The only thing that intcrfered with
perfectly good baseball game at Franklin
Field this afternoon was a belated snow
storm, which arrived in this city this
morning, several days late. A couple Of
baseball teams, representing the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania and Lafayette,
learned that 1t would be Impossible to
battle in the raging blizzard and every
thing was reluctantly called off It was
the first postponement of the season, and
it showed that the weather man was on
the job, practicing for the big league
games to come. Perhaps the contest will
be played later in the year If both teams
nave an bpen' date
Penn. was eager, willing and anxious
to mix with Willie Crowells gang of
fenCe-bustors this. afternoon TO wipe out
the first defeat administered by the Navy.
Tho Ttasrohfahs mingled with the Midship-
men last week and won by the score of
to O.. Roy Thomas athletes, having
walloped Nillanova Wednesday, were con-
fident that Lafayette could get nothing
better than second place today.
Penn Fresh Rest
The telephone bell was ringing all morn
ing, and game after game was called off
by disheartened managers The Penn
Deposit, Md, to play with the Tome
School. but did not get as far as the train
Other prep school games were abandoned.
st, Joseph's College was to have played
Girard. Brown Prep was billed with Bor-
dentown, N. j., at Bordentown; Villanoya
Prep did not set sail for West Chester;
Williamson School and Drexel were dis
appointed; Haverford School missed out
with Philadelphia Textile, and Pennsyl-
varia Institute could not get acquainted
with School. Of, Pedagogy
1t was showing hard In Washington
which looked bad for the PhilliesWash-
ington scrap; the Athletics fell into a rain.
storm at Richmond, and the teams in New
York remained In the hotels all day inn
proving their batting eyes on the pool
tables
The fiend who rules with an iron hand
from the weather tower In Gotham hung
the lIibosh on the preseason series early
in the morning and Benny Kauff devoted
the day to catching up with his diary.
Benny met Blooie Baker, the new third,
sacker Of the Yankees, yesterday and fin
ished second in a batting duel. Benny
drew couple of passes, but no hits dur
ing the afternoon, but Blooie busted out a
single and missed home run by a scant
six inches.
However, Benjamin surprised the
coughing, shivering fans when he refused
to go after the bad ones which were
served him by Mr.. DonoVan's tWirlers He
is not a wild swinger and he strolled
swice before the Yankee fingers were
convinced In the field Kapff did every
thing that was required of him. The final
score was close and both teams played
high-class ball
SwarthmOre Idle
Swarthmore College called off its game
with the Brill team of the Delaware Coun-
ty eLague this afternoon. The Garnet
players also were anxious to play as only
one game has been pulled off this season
and more work is needed.
Old King Winter ruined the soccer
schedule, most of the games being post
poned.
The first post-season challenge for 1915
was received today. Walter ], Robinson,
secretary of the Schuylkill Valley League,
wants to meet the best teams in the Mont
gomery County League in a series OF
games some time after Labor Day. Here is
the challenges:
sports EdItor>ot the EveniH0 LEDGER:
Sir-I sincerely hope that the bchuyl-
kill Valley champions and the leaders OF
the Afontgomery County League can get
together for a miniature worlds series
after Labor day. i know that q series
OF this kind will arouse quite little In
terest.
The challenge will be acted upon at the
next meeting OF the Montgomery County
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