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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
SUTTON THINKS
HIS NEW STROKE
WILL BEAT HOPPE
Veteran Cueist Now Be-
lieves Hoppe Will Bow to
His Superior Game
TO PLAY IN ST. LOUIS

The peculiar persistency of G.. Butler Sut
ton, the veteran Chicago billiardst, in chal-
longing William F. Hoppe of New York, has
been rewarded. Hopes Indifferent attitude
toward the portly blond whose whiskers
rival those worn by the Republican nom-
nee for President Charles Evans Hughes
and Senator James Hamilton Lewis, last
week suddenly turned to one of admiration
and Sutton was granted the match for which
he has yearned many moons.
Now that he has won his chance after re-
peated failures what will he accomplish? /?
That Is the question devotees of balk-line
billiards all over the country are asking
one> another. The average fan does not
believe Sutton figures to win against Hoppe
at all, but deep down in the veterans heart
he feels that, notwithstanding a row of de.
feats at the hands of the champion of cham.
pions he still is his master, which he hopes
to demonstrate at st, Louis late next Octo.
ber.
Some years ago when Sutton's big runs
and averages were the talk of cuedom
George beat Willie In the New York cham
pionship tournament won by Slosson. Sut-
ton averaged 100 fiat on that occasion, go
ing out in five innings and showing Hoppe
under. George never has been able to
understand from that day until this why he
should not trounce Hoppe every time they
meet. Willie, on the other hand. has grown
so accustomed to walloplng George that he
treats his matches with the Chicago player
as a matter of course and for years the
result never has varied, Hoppe winning
consistently.
But, look out, William George has an
other scheme with which he hopes to lower
your colors. This time 1t is a different
stroke from that ever used by him before.
He discovered 1t several months since and
gradually has improved It so that by Octo-
ber 1t will be model of perfection.
According to Sutton the stroke is solid,
sort of combination of Ives and Schaefer's
but better than either or both. 1t is a
stroke all Sutton's own. and with It in
practice he has piled UP almost incredible
runs and averages. No wonder he sought
TO play Hoppe on a winner-take-all basis
Why, he says he can hardly miss a shot
They will play 1900 points at 1872 balk-
line in blocks OF 500 for three nights, the
winner taking down the entire stakes of
$500 and the net receipts of the match.
Charles Peterson, OF st. Louis. will officiate
as referee. It is agreed by the players
that fortnight or so after the st. Louis
match they will meet at Chicago under
precisely the same conditions. The two
matches were the result of a compromise,
Hoppe naming st. Louis, which he thought
the best drawing city, and Sutton holding
out for Chicago.
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8? When your opponent, as mine did yes
terday, hooks his drive, slices his iron, tops
his mashie, but rolls 1t dead to the pin for
a usually simple 4? Or is there any an
swer ?-Buchon.
One Fed in the Case
Several of the Fed stars may have slipped
after reaching the National or American
Leagues. but It is just as we'll not to over
look the case of Nicholas Cullop. the Chill
howie, Va, sldewheeler.
Nick had a fine year with the Feds, but
It was suggested that he would meet diff
ferent reception when he faced major league
batting. He may later on. But SO far Nick
yet and July Is only a step or two away.
AS averages go 1000 does we'll enough.
The Golfers Alphabet
A Ls for abb, poured from the soul,
For the puts that continued to slip by
the hole.
B Is for Bunker-reodrdle8s Of clirns,
Where nine.tenths OF US spend tho bulk Of
our time.
O Is for Cup-tohers the rag Shotos tho
line
Eon,etimcs for a and again for 0.
D Is for Dtvot-dnd also for Dub
Who could stnk his short puts " tho CUP
tods tub.
E's for Erplaintng-,ohich most Of Us do
Why zoe got 90 aud not re.
F Is for FIub-tOhich Is easily rndds
By hotSting the bean as tho mdshte ts
played. =
G Is for Green-lGd on smooth, rolling
plots,
That Is easily reached u you use enough
shots.
Fl Is for Hasard tohero ribHok blades fash.
Where the air reeks 10Th sulphur as scores
90 to smash.
Is for Iron that gets tho bdH up
And quite often drops Il a mile from tho
cup.
J Is for Jock tohtch the same ts tho nGme
OF many q Coot toho Is there at the game.
X Is for something or other, I Voto,
But Just Ohdt h Is can't think of right
noto.
L Is for Le, either cuppy or ,oorss,
The Kind that vor play tOtth q sob and O
curse.
N Is for Mdshis, to hold tho shot tr4Le,
II you play It jnst right, tphich about
seVen do.
Cro be continued
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NEW HAVEN, Conn, June 20.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, June e.
nJODAY the fun begins here. when the
i freshmen substitute fours race a mile
and the graduate eights a half mile. These
races will be held late in the evening. The
most interesting thing about them will be
the appearance OF the Yale freshmen in
Harvard four, which Is rigged according to
tho American idea and possesses swivel
oarlocks All year the Yale men have been
using tholepins, and the change during the
last week, since they borrowed the she'll
from Harvard has been subject OF much
comment in both quarters.
Yale and Harvard are rowing more rad
ieally different strokes than any two coll
lege crews In this country. Yale. following
the ideas OF using little leg drive because
of the short slide. depends upon its pro-
nounced body swing at the catch and finish
to get the same length out of each stroke
as does Harvard. Another difference is that
Yale is using tholepins and Harvard swivel
oarlocks. Yale is also using fiat slide.
all other American crews having an incline
toward the stern of about three-quarters
of an inch to the slide
Harvard men began betting yesterday.
and offered odds of 10 to they would win
the varsity race Yale men are taking
these wagers, and have unbounded conf
dence the eight will turn another surprise
this spring, as it did last year.
Owing to mobilization orders calling
ParlSman, of the Harvard freshmen, and
Hadley and Gilhllan, of the Yale second
varsity, to their regiments not later than
Friday night the time for all three races on
Friday was changed at conference here
this afternoon.
Hadley is a son of President Hadley. Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
YANKS' STARS FAIL TO SHINE,
BUT SMILING BILL SMILES AS
TEAM KEEPS UP IN RACE,
Poor Hitting of Baker, Magee and Gedeon, Injury
to Maizel and Cadwell's Slump Not Enough
to Hold New Workers Down
By GRANTLAND RICE

ANY one inclined to criticise Bill Donovan,
"A the Yank Mandarin. might peer
moment into this situation
Suppose any one had suggested at the
start of the season that after mid-June-1
/. Frank Baker would be batting unG
der $50.
2. That Lee Magee would be below $50.
3. That Ray Caldwell would have won
only two games out of 10 starts.
4. That Fritz Masel would be crippled
and out for two months.
8. That Joe Gedeon would drop from .315
to .227 from May 10 to June 10.
Knowing this, would any one have been
inclined to wager that n combination of
John McGraw and Connie Mack would have
the Yankees any higher than third or
fourth?
Exposing the Miscreant
who was it?" writes Jerry j., that
wrote this last season.
at isn't raining rdtr to mo-"
Said little johnny Vedders;
"It isn't raining rain to me
IT'S raining double headers"
CThe scribe who penned this roundelay
was not Shakespeare-but F. P. Al
As we recall It, there was another rumor
abroad that Joe Jackson had witnessed his
best days and was no longer the clean. free
swu utsman of old. Yet In the last six weeks
Jackson has bubbled from .270 to $50 and Is
now only a half breath back of iris Speaker
Jackson absorbed nine straight hits In one
lump and then had another fit that yielded
seven out of eight times up,
We were first informed that the Moran
Dillon match was to be 10-round affair.
But after reading what the two contenders
have To say about 1t the scrap will have to
be stopped at the end of 10 or Is seconds.
as neither will have head left and onlysa
very little OF anything else.
We are told that Alexander isn't as good
as he was last year. Possibly not. But at
this writing he has won IL games and
dropped 3. Which Is fair enough for an
Off year.
Who Can Answer Him?
SIr-Please break this news to me as
gently as possible. What doth II profit one
to get a 250-yard drive on a 267-yard hole
and then proceed to hash your 17-yard ap-
proach, take three puts and wind up with a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
JUNIOR TOURNEY
STARTS in OPEN
PLAY ON MONDAY
One of a Series of Monthly
Tournaments to Be Held
at Cricket Clubs
DELAWARE PLAY HALTED
By WILLIAM T. TILDEN. I'd


Next Monday will see the opening of the
first open Junior monthly tournament Mt
the Germantown Cricket Club. This event
is open to all boys under 49, May ], of this
year. The entry list already includes all
the prominent boys in the city, Roy r.
Coffin, the junior city champion; Bud
Walsh, of Penn Charter; Edward Cassard
the ex-titleholder; Roy March, of Cynwyd
runner-up to Coffin; Marsh" Vanneman
Sering Wilson, Carl Fischer, the Cynwyd
all-star Junior team; Sam Pennock, Penn
Charter Rodney Beck David Beard Lewis
Smith, Thomas Vischer, Joseph Jellet Gall
of Germantown Academy Stanley Hinlein
p. J. Stecher. Nelson Ellington, Herman
Dornheim, Raymond Kennedy, Headley
Harper and George H. Thornton are all
entered.
The junior city title event Just held had
the most representative list of entries ever
seen in a junior event in this city. The
standard of play was unusually high and
our present champion. Coffin, is quite as
good as Thayer or Kennedy were when they
held the title.
The junior development movement is a
great success and the improvement in the
play of many of the boys under instruction
has been phenomenal.
Rain soaked the courts at Wilmington
Country Club yesterday with the unfortu-
nate result that no matches were played.
Today play will begin at o'clock in the
singles. The doubles will be played later
in the afternoon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
TWO POLO MEN RETIRE
Mills and Fell Quit Game and Have
Ponies Sold

Paul Denclla Mills and Charles R. Fen
have announced their retirement from ths
polo field. Mills this season has played
back for Bryn Mawr, while during the
last four seasons he has been connected
with the Philadelphia Country Club. Fell
has not been seen in the saddle In any OF
the local tournaments SO far this season,
though he played here last year with the
Point Judith team, which comprised the,
three Randolphs. 1t also has been an.
nounced that the ponies of Mills and Fell
were sold at auction in New York.
with William H. Tevls Huhn also being
out of the saddle this year Philadelphia
has lost four of its best players,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
DUKE KAHANAMOKU TO
DESERT AMATEUR RANKS
Worlds Greatest Swimmer Now
Convinced Cash Is Preferable
to Cups and Medals

r. B. Benjamin, one OF the leading
managers of sport celebrities In the game
has robbed the simon-pure amateur ranks
of one of their greatest stars. Benjamin,
who handles Willie Hoppe, the billiard king
has signed Duke p. Kahanamoku, the
famous Hawaiian swimmer.
Kahanamoku. the greatest speed swim
mer the world ever has known, has COM
peted in his last race as an amateur When
the Duke won the 50-yard National A. A. U.
championship in the Illinois A. C. tank at
Chicago recently It was his farewell to the
cup lovers, although at that time he had
no idea of deserting the ranks
Benjamin took Hoppe to Hawaii on a dual
billiard-playing and rest-seeking trip of
four months. Kahanamoku arrived there,
after his trip through this country, the day
Benjamin departed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
BIG PACED RACE AT DROME
Four Riders Meet in 40-Mile Event at
Point Breeze Park Tonight

The leading best American riders, ciar.
ence Carman, of New York; George Wiley, Of
Syracuse; Worth Mitten, of Chicago. and Hobby
Walthour, of Atlanta, will face the starter for
Park Motordrome this. evening. The ability q
this quartet Of flyers is well kn1wn. own . This viii
have participated in the same race, and the n
utes for 40 miles will be broken. Mltten and
Wiley have both won q race at the motordroms.
earn brackets in the two races in which they
started. In the four motor races which Will
Veditz. WIN Vanderberry and Billy ArmstruH
will continue the struggle for the silver cup
points. The standing of the riders In the series
follows: Veditz. 81; vanderberry. 20; St. YWA
13. and Armstrong. IL.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
SALE OF POLO
MOUNTS BRINGS
PRICE OF $l2,l95
Wonder, Owned by Thomas
Gets Top Money of
$500
1s HORSES ARE IN DEAF.

NEW YORK, June 22 - EIpb,aou
mounts. the property of Joseph r M. polo
Joshua Crane, Paul d. Mills ana IoLu ILOuss'
Fell. the latter two of Philadelnbia
been sold at auction in the sale ri,n aave
Van Tassel & Carney. The is bro,,.sss o.
aggregate of $12,195, an average Of sSS, an
head. VI soft
The top price. $500, was paid h., ~
Hopping for Wonder, an Irish.bred y,Il AT
belonging to ]. b. Thomas. Wonaor 'unt, ,
used by Monte Waterbury In the nro ,.1a was
games preliminary to the interpaS,aIsss ass.ss
matches In 1913. ]. S. Phipna ,o,vnal ho',usil
Brazos, a Texas-bred pony, which busnt sI
played by both Louis Stoddart and rnsu vas
renee Waterbury in the contests ae.iNs. Nv.
England in 1918 Thomas Hitchcoct sns. un,s
S1325 for Red Light, another mount corrins pS,a
from the same part of the country '',nk NY
which has seen service in the nye AZ. aa
matches in preparation for the invasior !,
the English team. "
One of the best mounts in the stah,, :.
Joshua Crane, Roulette, was sold To ~ I.
Duncombe for s1450. This mare Ia ros -
istered in the stud books of England ans
America, and, according to her forr,.s
owner, was one of the best ponies he hss
ever played. The sales, purchasers ana nos
prices follow:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
c. Fl. S. Awarded to 4s Athletes

The following athletes received their Official
Track-Everett smalley. eaptaini, ". q. u r
kens w. Gadd, B. Carter Scheussler, l. Me-
linger. II. Bucher. II. Haslam, q. Haslam.
a. Mackenzie. Jellineck. H. Stark. AanAssf
Crew.. Feaster. Rhoades, H. odack. 4
FaEmakis, n. Armstrong. Z; Chambers, =
Murdock. MSnrdG ~ Manager HSsr0 NJ. Pearce. "'0 '''
BasebaIl-Csptain Riley. n Gotwsis efSSyss MSSs:.
ney, Leopold, Trautwein Rosenau. Broom.
field. Bingham Mouradian. Hackman. siniS
dlnger and Ross, manager.
Tennis-Dunn.
swimming--Silfnin. Armstrong. Van ROdsA
Leopold and Dippy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
Big Conditional Offer for Jack DiIIon

= MILWAUKEE,. Wis. June 22.-with teh re-
turn TO this country OF Alex costics. the Rou-
manion middleweiSht. who knocked out by
Les Darcy nc am IN four four rounds a. sydney reeen.S
OF $50 900 purse for a 45-round battle between
Jack Dillon and Darcy. for the mlddlewelghl
teats Frank Moran In their contest at Brooklyn
yuns ~ it 3 presumed that II would be on a
the loser
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
Victory for Leeds sailboat Fiddler

ATLANTIC CITY, y. j.. June 22.-Henry W.
Shs So4SdoTs AN Allen & X White trophy. q fhs Al
excellent race and brought the craft in 2 min.
SO sec: head OF the Cornelia, owned by Walter
time for the nine miles was 1:14:lO.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
Cricket Ends in Draw at HaverfOpd

EAVERFoRD COLLEGE. June 22.-Ths Hsr
erford College criekeers brayed the wGrs ma q
ing conditions OF the year yesterday altelhonss -
engage in the second match OF thenTr famous famous
Cricket Week series with the strong sSIss SS' Is
game finally resulting In a draw, Inc hassaat ~
Kord bRtsmen had scored 1O4 for ths ~ ~ "a a
only three wickets in the short hour .isI igs ~ -
them. but they were unable to nnish 'nsf
nlnEa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
Germantown B. c. Plans Bic Meet

Entry blanks for the track and neId meet
which Will be part OF the safe and sane Fourth.
Of July to be M held In IN Vernon PARK Germantown,
the auspices Of the Business Mems Association
OF Germantown: made their appearance the
local Office OF the Amateur Athletic Union. at
1882 South Penn Square, or at the GeFmantoW
Boys Club. rs West Penn street. Germantown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
Indiana Football Stars Are sOIdIsu

BLOOMFIELD, Ind, June 22.-PTespects ~
the Indiana University football team next ,i tsn
ing OF the National Guard for service along ths
Mexican bSrdeE siE men: reasonably smbsEs II ss oO 3
pany I, Indiana National Guard. which was ~
cruited at the university. The football men eaiss
Byron, Heuring. Carl schnabel and Q.
Chambers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
Hoeking Breaks Hike Record

ALBANY. N. Y. June 22.-In his second at
York to Albany James III Hooking pathander Of
the, Walkers Club Of America OF New York
arrived here yesterday far ahead Of his Hched-
ule. BY completing the distance in 80 hours and
4 minutes Hooking clipped three hours and "a
minutes from the former mark, held BY John
Ennis.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
McCabe outpoints Kantrow

In the boxing tournament at, the Gayety
Baker in the second round OF the 1O5-pound
class. In a special bout Billy Freeman, OF ths
Batteship Michigan. defeated Young Higgins IL
four rounds. The wind-up was a special pro-
fessional bout between Jimmy McCabe and Jack
OF the argument.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
BROOKLYN PITCHING STAFF,
BADLY BATTERED BY PILLS.
PROFITED BY POSTPONFMEN

Over Those of Monday, Owner Ebbets
Decided to Call Off Game
TUE rss Dodgers
s 5 @ S nss p to the Ss % s dS @ oS Sba 3 P n %s ,a % a @ s @
] @ s ' SisS R fs @ s % s' @ So jack s't e @ % available "' for
The former AaeAa warmed and just about to pitch the first ball
r % % ps ram began IAN SO heavily % ha 1T was decided to postpone postpone the game me-
ssn ee Soran tn oppose te o on n % MAN % nd % ns the % %a @ o
Every BsooNyn pitcher excepting e Smith has opposed the rhn and
@ for pitching Smith has not entirely from slight attack of
three successive js and also will hurs available
Equipped With Pitchers for Double-headers
present series has brought out clearly the strength of the rr pitching
Phis had
headers which are to come eG the present " series Conclusive proof % Eyen
he pitchers two days
The present
believe after reading
to better shape 1T
postponed without Waiting % Customary % na Sou
we're s nSns o SFs s S @ 5 es $ on. % 5 ns @ $
a pace day a shouI @ draw % sS eF1 0as @ that @
Brooklyn
thing which leads one believe that the Brooklyn club its mad
they informed the
game been postponed
it is surprising are peeyed
teams start ene ee seeond ss6s % 1 and @ @ % @ @ @ p ] " to % SSy the p t
misleading fans It was after o'clock when the first game
s .sn en T9ra S @ sags osGn ns before he contest
dOubeheadeF so late and the
Now Playing a la Cobb
WHILE in
stellar whtted
grand base running and inside
the three-sa @ ser with WI % Ro9m D with the stunts he has pulled OF "
He sscond e om 0D Gsf sf with w n % rum % 5 Su 5 e the @ p % % %
and paubet He stole o ho oaa % hd the % ba at the @ of the %
sitter he had pnfered
ties have hurled bottles
Introducing the Unfortunate Mr. Mack
annoyan managers general and to Connie Mack n particular
have striving vain to get on the
s @ END $ soo5e "a and they were about realize their ambition
wast the most unknde of all
OF
the athletics ] and @ Senators @ @ stay stay on the mat mat to finish From recent
had the full innings
m @ A n be s & s s aHss or as n from
emerging from their long batting se The present slump
they the season. and the
n
More to Be Pited Than sconed
manipulation without an alloy Of sympathy Let tho spper @ c Tfa @ '
] % the @ @ , that the sh athletes @ 81 spent ] hnImsaS days @ YEARLY wandering
the diversion offered by the ball field
yenon Why then should the MoGIHeuans be ensu
a s s ss @ ssse s @ Saes Of ] @ ~Ss s e; @
@ % Sas' saa as @ continue a o % n H % the 's % win $ o be any
Pitching tars and Game
o
w pitching nohit
Alexander Walter Johnson pitchers
Complsh their humhr
two
accident
good bet that neither viii shut
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day o
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
Charley Rear and Harry Smith Matched

featherweight tilt which has been the tsik 81 q
fight fans OF the Ryan A. @. was clinchsa - ~
night when Matchmaker Adam Ryan snsesIsal Isl
in signing Harry Smith and Charley heal. -. =.
lowers OF both boys have been anxious -
them in action to settle their dispute . u t,ieE III
superiority. They win meet next TUESDAY H-A~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
MAY CoURT-MARTIAL FIN
H. Kolehmainen Refuses to Go to Front
for the United, States

NEW YORK, June 22.-Hannes Koleh.
mainen, long-distance runner who won ath-
letic fame as one of Finlands representa-
tives at the Olympic games in 1912. has
decide not to respend with the National
Guard regiment, the 14th Of Brooklyn. for
Mexican duty.
According TO Kolehmalnen's brother
William, the athlete was induced to join
the regiment under the representation that
all that would be required OF him would be
to take part In athletic games.
NEW YORK June 22.-Capt W. r.
jackson. adjutant OF the 14th Regiment.
has announced that Kolehmainen would be
court-martialed for disobeiience of orders
unless he reported for service.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22

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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-01

record was in 1876 when 3.27 inches
was recorded; the next greatest
amount was 2.70 inches in 1902 Only
on six occasions has March produced
two inches or more OF precipitation.
The total snowfall for the month was
25.6 inches, also record for March.
Missouri River Situation.
An official statement regarding the
river were also issued by Mr.. Roberts,
late last evening and gives the follow.
ing data:
The gorge which formed in the Mis-
souri, river above Williston after the
breaking up Of the ice in the Yellow.
stone river, broke early Friday morn.
ing and caused a sudden rise of six
feet at that point AS there was al
ready a stage Of 1911, the rise Of six
feet caused the entire lowlands OF
Williston to be inundated This water
is now rushing down towards the
gorges at Berthold and Washburn
and should reach Bismarck late Sat
urday or early Sunday. The ice al
Sibley Island broke up and ran out
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