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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-19
CYNWYD LANDS
CHAMPIONSHIP in
TENNIS LEAGUE
Titleholders Beaten in Last
Tristate Match by Bel
field Team, 5 to A
BANQUET ON NOVEMBER 20

The curtain was rung down on the 1916
competition In the Tristate Tennis League
at Cynwyd yesterday when the Belfeld
Country Club defeated Cynwyd by five
matches TO four. Despite the defeat. which
was the first of the season. by the way
Cynwyd won the championship by COM
Portable margin. Although the new cham
pions were not at full strength. Johnson and
Tllden being absent, Belfeld's victory was
a merltorious one. Captain Paul W. Glib
bons was the only member of the home
team to win in both singles and doubles
His triumph over 6. c. Willis gave him
n clean score of twelve victories In the
singles. DR. j. B. Hawk is the leagues
new individual champion. for although he
and Gibbons have won the same number of
matches. Doctor Hawk is awarded the
championship by virtue Of having played
higher on the team. Gibbons Is the indi-
vidual doubles champion. his partner for
that honor being =. S, Osborn. Gibbons
lost only one match and Osborne FIVE
The team and individual prizes will be
awarded at the annual banquet of the Phil
adelphia and District Lawn Tennis Asso-
ciation, which will be held on November 20.
Cynwyd and Belfeld have two unfinished
doubles matches which will probably not be
played. Cynwyd and Overbrook also have
one unfinished match. There is still one
whole series TO be played between over
brook and Wilmington. An attempt will
be made to play IL next Saturday, but fall
ing this the standing will remain as Il is.
Should Overlook win eight out of the nine
remaining matches from Wilmington the
club may nose out Wilmington for second
place
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-19

DEAR SIRs. etc You have seen. on an
~ average. for the last ten years base
ball Interest fade completely out I'm twelve
OF your sixteen major-league camps after
August 1.
You have seen the hope that springs eter-
nal In the baseball breast in April with
cred and n broken thing in three-fourths OF
your cities after July. with only three or
four contenders left.
Also you have seen an enlarging smear
and n growing scramble each fall for the
world series go and 40. with the prices
finally boosted 20 So a grandstand seat, and
the losing end sufficiently ample 60 take
the sting away from defeat. and thereby
soften competition
Evidently n change is needed that will
Increase general interest throughout the
season and that also will help 10 supplant
the financial frenzy OF october with a few
ingredients OF sportsmanship.
Suggests Remedy
In this connection the following remedy
IA suggested;
!. First TO divide each major league sea
son into two parts-the first extending from
April is through July Fourth, and the Sec
ond from July TO September 20.
The public at large likes a sprint better
than a marathon. anyway. Having split
the season, then let the National and Amer
ican Leagues play out seven or nine game
seminal. the winners TO represent their
leagues in the world series final: where
for both the semifnal and the final play
only the USUAL PRICES shall be charged
for admittance.
You will find through this system a con-
tinued interest through May and June. and
new interest built up i'm the second dash
after July Fourth, where weaker clubs will
have had the chance to add on increased
strength and not be wrecked by a poor
start.
Revival of Interest
You also will have a big revival In four
towns through the last two weeks in Sep
tember when the play-off comes. where. as
a rule, interest is about as lively as a dead
muskrat.
You may object that under this arrange
ment the other twelve cities will be out Of
It after September 20.
They will But as affairs run now the
other twelve towns on an average are out
of IL on August 20. with the attendance
anywhere between 500 and 500 paid
BY adopting this system general interest
could be maintained in all sixteen camps
the greater part of the year.
The September finish would be a spec
tacular affair for both leagues with a new
punch added to the game.
And the early October worlds series at
NORMAL PRICES would be a worthy cll-
max where the rush for gold wasn't the en-.
tire scenario.
At the worst this arrangement would be
a great Improvement over the present order,
or disorder.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-19

CHANGE NEEDED IN BASEBALL T
THAT WILL INCREASE GENERA ar
INTEREST THROUGHOUT SEASou
Rice Suggests Major Leagues Divide Schedpl..
and Winners of Each Half Meet to Decide
Worlds Series Contenders
BY GRANTLAND RICE

At the best II would ada eIsh,, =.
cent to the present status S-Ne ~
A Few Lines in Reply
The expected protest fror -.
League fans came In our sngs...s,tu' sttu'11
Tor years the younger circoI, ~. 10
classed the old. IF You were ~, "a, ~
writes one unprejudiced. falr.r.,,se. !, @,s-
tional League follower. won vo,.ss ~
that In twelve world series the a.< s<
League has won only -four mora .'1> E'<
virtually n stand-off t
Which has nothing whatsoever !.
WIN tne Iast seven years. From, -.
through 1909 the National 49,. Nv
,classed the American League. ans ~ ~
so In cold and pallid tyne rh,c..., ~
period the older league had the 90.
Giants and the Pirates--bettcr ,...
than anything Johnson's circuit ~ 4
show sa =
The result was that In IN. a..
series from 1905 to 1909 ~. ~-"
League won eighteen games ar.,,'. u.
"a margain Of two TO one A.
series. But with the passing az n. AZ
Cubs, Giants and Pirates-with A.. w ~. ~
OF such stars as Brown. Mathewson es.'a
ard, Chance, Killing. Holman, Mc,lr,.-
Deviin' etc. the National League NY.
to droop. 90
American Now Supreme
our contention covered only ~. -
seven years. And in the last seven -
the American League has won sIx 49,.
series out OF seven and has won ,.'-.-
four games against thirteen.
IL these figures fail TO back IN IN. -.
of our stand. then box scores ana ~
standings should be tossed into N. -
where they boil blubber and chses, Z"
Recalling the widespread proph<s.. =
April, wasn't II shame that Owner n
min wrecked and dismantled such 4 ~
ball club by selling Iris Speaker -
National League managers and u,,-
joshing Brooklyn also might consider AZ
If Brooklyn was bad Just how roos ~
the clubs that Brooklyn beat consiz..,,.
all the year?
After perusing most OF the a,,t...
written, Brooklyn ball players dear. \
know what is meant by the hor.< y
getting i'm a world series" They -.
never panned half as much when ~
finished seventh.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-19

The forming OF private school soccer league
proves that the English pastime Is becoming
Interesting sport in Philadelphia. Germantown
Friends, Haverford and Friends Select already
is only matter OF a day or so before st. Luke's
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-19
SCHOLASTIC BOOTS AND FUMBLES

b, First and second team soccer schedules hsys;
herrek srs the emily veterans from last years
N s ,ne only
McDermott was an all-scholastlc choice.
None OF the high schools Is affected by the
recent freshmen rule barring nrst-year men
& rS NSseas Wss south pSa
delphis. Frankford and oermantown Coaches
men candidates capable for varsity positions.
Captain Rosetsky, fpIbsck for South Phila.
IN earryinS the bali. He sives promise 70 prove
scholastic TSnss TRf dGwR.oSn sSPSG nsySr
but tSs S year. coae6 Johnston expscts 70 have
a winning combination. The teams trst same
Merton.
o9s or soa South sIs Hh shoo Each
IS fast man and, although they are handi-
Will be Of much help TO the team both on de-
fense and ofense.
with the dreppins e DSsy AZ quarterback
Reeves S% ne has BEEN srousRt behind the line from
end. Jones and KIrsman. halfbacks. and Gam
Ss o'oE p "ss % proved SIm.;R &;
his i toe viii Sc depended upon IN eose games,
In practice Reeves r has oesn i'm dsropPn9 6e bal
marks
High. For seven years the Eighth street and
I.ehigh avenue soccerites have champion
ships Coach Dunn. who captained two winning
eevens and also has coached as many title
holders, again is in charge of the players this
year. Calhoun Is captain Of the 19i6-i7 soccer
combination
Supplee, former lineman. IL breaking
through the line and digging lot OF dirt for
Central High as q backheld man. He is a big.
strong player, and uses his weight with remark
able effect in line plunges Supplee probably will
be the heavy man OF the Crimson and Gold
backned extensively.
proves that the English pastime is becoming an
Interesting sport in Philadelphia. Germantown
Friends. Haverford and Friends Select already
have entered the interacademic circuit. and Il
is only matter of day or so before st. Luke's
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-19
Greenleaf Leads Taberski With Cue

NEW YORK. Oct. 1e.--In the FIRST block of
billiard ehampionshP, Of America. Ralph Green.
took the lead over Frank Taberski, of Schenec-
tady, N. Y. the titeholder by a score of $50
while the champions best etort was 2l Each
made IL scratches. Blocks OF $50 balls will be
played tonight and tomorrow night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-19

supplee, former lneman. Is breaking
through the line and digging up n lot OF dirt for
Central High as q backheld man. He is big.
strong player, and uses his weight with remark
able effect in line plunges. Supplee probably will
be the heavy man of the Crimson and Gold
back1eld extensively.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-19
AMATEUR FOOTBALL NOTES

The Hobart Club. OF West Philadelphia, is
without a game for October Fl, and would like
70 hear from, any FIRST class home. team; Me-
Clure, OF Darby or Royersford preferred For
games address y, c. Wright. 6032 Market
street. phone Belmont 83s1
The Fetonvie Juniors a fast IS to 10 year
old team. would like 10 arrange games with
first class teams. For further Information
street.
The Gross A. G. Of West Philadelphia. de-
sires Sunday games with all l85-pound tea ms
e In the city Games ines 70 be PLAYED on Gross
brook Heights or Ia Sale g, q. for next sun
day. Address William Sullivan. 445 North
sixty-third street.
ST., Joaehims would like to hear from good
teams weighing about Sb-O0 pounds having dcto-
Der 2s. and November T. II and is open Ad-
dress Charles 5. Brown, 4s3 Tacony street,
The Drexel Hill A. A.. has organized for IN.
1915 season and would like 70 book games yyiab
II. Jackson Drexei Hui. Phone Lansdowne Az
The Bell Road team. averaging ob pound.
wants 20 book comes with fast home eIevens
For games write Jack Horwitz. 70Ol Eastwiclt
avenue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-19

After peruslng most OF the ar,.,..
written, Brooklyn ball players dear. n
know what is meant by 'the hor., =
getting I'm world series" They -.
never panned half as much when h,
finished seventh. ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-19

National League managers and u,,v..
joshing Brooklyn also might consider "A.
If Brookliyn was bad just how good ~
the clubs that Brooklyn beat consis,.s,'
all the year? W
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-19

o Already
Of Tenny
be in
part
n n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-19

Recalling the widespread proph<a.. !,
April wasn't II a shame that Owner f..
min wrecked and dismantled such 4 ~
ball club by selling Iris Speaker 2 -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-19

while George School has eliminated football
from Its sporting roster the students show
great deal Of interest in soccer. and so many
candidates report for the eleven annually that
fast combination can be developed. Walter Carr
an all-rqund athlete at George School. is cap
tain Of the soccer aggregation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-19
Results of Scholastic
Games Played Yesterday

FOOTBALL
Peddle. 80; Princeton Prep. o.
SOCCER
Central High second. o. Germantown HiEh
second. I.
Northeast IIigh second. 1; PedaEoEy. I.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-19
1t OF MICHIGAN AND AGGIES GAME SHOULD B]
WESTERN DEBUT OF OUR OWN
DUTCH SON1MER AN IMPORTANT
FEATURE OF SATURDAYS GAMES
Michigan VS.. Aggies Clash Also Will Give Red and
Blue Line on Yost's Team, Which Should Help
When Quakers Play at Ann Arbor on Nov. Is

When QuakerS Play at Ann Arbor on Nov. lS
ALTHOUGH the .od not mnsle saturday
Ann sSsSs me %eSisan Xsss. appear
attention n rSnadspS Michigan meets Penn on November M and the Red
woysrps which should help some But the hns that interests
john aoso this s d Saturday he w pposp % his % a important contest
so%m made quite reputation @ in the East with Msrc'rs % % Go %
never has lost important and believed he viii keep his record clean
neman but his punsns ability him place the
selected to ch
believing Franklin Field
S . .as best be- @ ss% @ $ % s sSs @ had " 1914 and ' Dutch was
u sI' s s Is as ar of S @ @ ne % has D s @ this S 5 % Of s sm e % Hss ia
and hopes to put over on mesan Dutch has new acEa however and
% @ guard r S% ragged PLAYING Q, the % men & Julian % Depo % and al Blake %
% % nave s PLAYED S their oo wears Years smd % has has been & Su % task % TO MI n1 m
Michigan little
In the early games large scores have been run up but this gave no line on the
se. win ss Sd @ aps @ or @ Jonay Maue @ s%n H there @ ad
he win make trouble
Tibbotts Kick May Be Seasons Record
IT'S
kick against Tufts last SATURDAY looks like good mark shoot at in 1915
ay to fan sn0 @ before reached the goal posts the bal did not begin to
the
try year. Mark Payne of
n. % % e "' % ~s
In game
being y % P pH % % S pi @ @ ] @ tSa y @ % a @ - rs the $ nearest @
mark % % "n IS % S made @ us @ & tn n S not IN nS @ @ @ % year tn" best
1915
kicking o
collegiate game
Multiple Kick Of No Value
JUST in
that has publicity the
backned
line must wuy weak or impossible to set e % @ or % $ % % OpposS sing
be should boot
the ball straight into his line
backs to be stretched the
ordinary kick
picture theory out
strong through the kick more than half the time
while extremely dcu for the kicker get distance
would Of using
in actual combat Folwen
% s s'S Sanford brought something else wit" him. and v" are anxious
is Harlow Trying to 90 PeunC Coaches?
rs Harlow to
and Blue concentrating its efforts this
not
strongly that he
dope If the
team play built around certain player the coaches like him
II Coach Harlow in impress
had taken pains
assistants became suspicious and they inclined
making
Tinker Of August but
that Jimmy Callahan of the Pirates
Clarke placed In charge again
American tennis players invasion
have entered tourney which win be held in January y AFTER ~ this
American
tournament In that
Do You Know PETTY DEAR.
Tnnk W WE BousIT TAc+T
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-19

The injury suffered two weeks ago by Noura-
dian, Central High School quarterback, enabled
Coach Howell TO unearth a player who is showing
on a capable leader. He is Ogden. Mouradan
may have hard problem getting back his old
lob when In shape, Ogden looks like nat
ural player and his judgment in picking out
plays Is brilliant.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-19

footballers hard In practice every afternoon,
even though saturdays match with Atlantic
City High school has been Cancelled by the sea-
shore resorts eleven. The loss OF Pat Byrne
for the season has robbed perfectly good player
from the collegians squad, but Kennedy has
several good backfeld men who should prove a
weigand. all veterans, are good backheld
material.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-19

School will make Il a four -cornered league. The
first match Of the circuit IL scheduled for to-
morrow. Added interest has been made in the
league by the putting up OF a championship
trophy by Strawbridge Clothler.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-09-15
NEWS AND NOTES OF FASHION
Use of Fur Even More Pronounced
Than 1t Was Last Season-Beaded
Fabrics and Braid.

The woman who had last winters
skirt cut little longer than fashion
required so that 1t would be sure to do
service this winteT is in the same
boat with the woman who refrained
from fur trimming because she was
afraid it would be out of style this
season. Skirts are shorter If any
thing than they were last winter, and
as for fur, it is everywhere.
The use of fur on very sheer ma
terials Is more pronounced this sea-
son than 1t was last. One of the ad-
vanced autumn models is Of gray chif-
fon with fOot-wide hem Of seal. This
is only typical Of the many frocks that
show fur on diaphanous fabrics.
Jersey cloth Of various sorts ap-
pears in fur trimmed form In some
Of the between-season models that
are now available.
For evening. as everybody knows,
beaded fabrics of all sorts are much
in vogue. and bead embroidery, met
alix thread embroidery, metal buttons
and sequins are all used lavishly on
the new models.
Soutache braid stitched in intricate
designs is one of the trimming motifs
of street frOcks, and some afternoon
gowns of chiffon show heavy braid
ing as their sole trimming. This gives
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-09-15

In French gray, and dainty embroider.
les carrying two colors, such rs the
palest of pink and blue shades, are
featured.
For underbOdices satin and GeOr,
gette crepe are the most popular fab
rics, regardless of season or weather.
Either material may be used alone or
the two effectively combined.
The sketch illustrates dainty night
dress that may be made Of crepe de
chine or washable satin in white or
flesh color. Valenciennes lace and in
sertion edge the garment, and u fur
ther trimming touch is given by Bar
row ribbon, matching in color THAI
used for the shoulder straps, ruL
through handworked eyelets, group
ings of small tucks breaking between
each ribbon.
Two widths of satin or other ma
terial 36 inches wide-the length, of
course, regulated by the figure for
which it is made-wlll be required for
the nightdress shown, and the gar.
ment is slOped so that only scant
fullness is in evidence at the top
Washington Star.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-09-15
USE OF TRANSFER PATTERNS
All Sorts Of Designs Are at Command
and Their Employment Should
Be General.

For long time it has been possible
to buy machine-embroidered shelf
| edging in heavy white cotton. Now
the design for this edging can be
bought and transferred to white cot
ton bands. 1t consisted of tiny kitch-
en- utensils-bOwls coffee mills, pep
per pots, spoons and teapots. There
are similar designs to apply TO the
ends Of kitchen towels. The same de-
signs are very effective worked on buff
fet and serving-table scarfs for the.
simple dining room. They are most
effective in blue, on white.
The swallow and blueblrd remain fa-
vOrite designs for embroidery, and they
may be bought in numerous attitudes
to apply to centerpleces and table
doilies, to towels bureau scarfs and
other linen.
Cross-stitch is used, and very effec-
lively, too, for embroidering towels,
and it can be quite as effectively used
on children's dresses. Worked in pink
or blue on white 1t gives charming
results.
The woman who does much embroi-
dering should buy several sets of the
alphabet in transfer PATTERNS. She
will then have any letter she needs,
whenever she needs it.
Copyright, 1916 by the Mcclure NeWspa.
per Syndicate)
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-09-15
BITS OF INFORMATION

Electrical railways in the United
States represent a value Of about $780,
100000.
SO thoroughly have the men been tn
structed to avoid 1t that tenchfoot is
now regarded as a crime among Cana
dian troops in France.
Turkeys celebration Of victories is
said to be done by order of the police,
a heavy fine being the penalty for not
putting up the flag when one is told to
do so.
Commercial Attache William F.
MontuyOn reports that according to
press advices from La Paz, crop con-
dltions in Bolivia are worse even than
had been anticipated Early frosts
having Injured, If not completely
ruined, the potato and barley crops.
Tables Of tidal currents for the Pa
cific coast in the vicinity of San Fran
cisco and Puget sound have been pub
lished IN order to make Immediately
available information relative to cur
rents derived from observations by the
United States coast and geodetic sur
vey Further information is to be
available.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-09-15
SOME INTERESTING ITEMS

The first sewing machine Of which
there is authentic record was patented
in England in 1865, 81 years before the
first American machine.
The net investment Of the United
States reclamation service at the be-
ginning of the present fiscal year was
approximately '$1OO,0OO,OOO.
w. G. Condlt has completed 50 years
as pastor Of Ashland (<y.) Presbyter-
ian church. He succeeded his father
and never has held any other pastolate.
1t is said that the amethyst used to
be worn to promote temperance and
sObriety, the chrysOlite to ward off
fevers, the onyx worn round the neck
to prevent epilepsy, the opal to cure
weak eyes and the topaz to cure in
fammatiOn and keep the wearer from
sleep-walking.
Gold and copper bells served as
money among the peoples of Mexico
and Central America before the time
of the American Indian, The gold
bells of Costa Rica are exquisite ex-
amples Of metal work; many OF them
are modelled in the form Of bseds,
monkeys and grQtesQue heada
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-09-15
WASHING CREPE De CHINE
Fabric Must Be Handled In Manner
That VIII Not Cause II
to Lose Color.

Today, when this fabric is so popu-
lar, II Is well to know how TO wash it
In a way that preserves its beauty
The yellow appearance Of washed
white crepe or crepe de chine which
Is sometimes seen can be avoided by
knowledge of few simple rules,
Luke-warm water should be used,
with any pure, white soap that does
not contain too much lye. Profess
sional laundresses use mixture OF
salts of tartar and boraX-half and
half In warm water-but the soap
one is accustomed 10 use is just as
effective. Oily streaks at the neck
and wrists should be removed with
gasoline before washing. After a
good suds is made. dip the garment
In, and do not rub, but move IL
about in the water so that the sudS
come in contact with all parts Rinse
In several waters very thoroughly
suds is left on the garment. In each
case squeeze the water OUT never
wiring 1t, or the material will have "a
pulled appearance, even after ironing.
Also geOrgette crepe, or any thin
crepe. Is liable TO part or give way
on the crOsswlse strands If II 10
handled roughly. Shake out of the
last rinsing water and wrap the gar
ment In a cloth until nearly dry. Then
iron the garment on the wrong side.
Usually the colors are fast, and with
this method a waist or an undergar-
ment will look as If 1t had lust come
from the shop,
Flesh-colored' crepe de chine. geor-
gette crepe, silk or batiste underwear
should be washed with a little red inlE
or bit of red ribbon or red crepe
paper in the final rinsing water. This
win preserve the flesh tint through
many launderings. Be sure that the
ink or dye is evenly distributed
through the water. or the material
will be streaked and spotted in an
ugly way.