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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-01
MIKE SWEENEY BEST MAN
TO REVIVE ATHLETICS AT YALE
Physical Director at
Hill School May Be
Named Gradua a tie
M a n a g er at New
Haven.
By EDWARD R. BUSHNELL

TTTHEN the Yale athletic authorities ap'
w pointed special committee of three
well.known graduates, Vance Mccormick.
Brink Thorne and John Fitzpatrick. to in
vestigate the football situation and secure
a coach. it was thought that their work
would be done when a successor to Frank
Hinkey was picked. But out of this in.
vestigation a new movement has started,
1t is to give Yale a Department of Ath'
letics, with a graduate manager or an
athletic director in charge
Yale is about the only big university
in the country that never has had all its
athletics under the direction of one asso'
citation with a graduate manager in
charge Every sport has its own asso-
citation with students as its officers,
though there is a graduate advisory sys-
TEN. Yale always has been conservative,
and since the present system won for so
many years the Ellis believed 1t would
again strike it's winning stride, although
their rivals were finding that efficiency
as well as athletic success were due to
the installation of a graduate manager
Yale is beginning to see the light, and
such men as Professor Corwin, chairman
OF the Faculty Athletic Committee, as
well as the Yale Alumni Weekly are ad-
vocating the new system.
With T. A. d. Jones picked as head
coach of the football team, the problem
is only half solved Yale men seem to
think that Michael F. Sweeney, former
champion high jumper, now director OF
athletics at the Hin School, Pottstown
is necessary to complete reforms. Fur
thermore, they are willing to take
Sweeney under almost any conditions that
he can be secured. He would be accept
able as track coach and football trainer
or as director Of all athletics.
But how TO get Sweeney is a different
matter. II Yale has advanced any propor
sition tempting enough TO get Sweeney
away from the Hill School, a good many
other universities would like TO know as
matter of curiosity just what it is. For
1t Is a well-known fact that for years
Sweeney has had standing offers from
several of the leading universities Of the
country TO act as track coach and football
trainer. Both Pennsylvania and Yale have
tried regularly for him within the last Is
years.
When Mike Murphy left Pennsylvania
and went TO Yale in the summer of 1900
Pennsylvania tried hard TO get Sweeney
Then when Murphy returned TO Pennsyl-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-01
Cobb's Slide Makes Third Easier


baean must have the ball before Cobb is within 10 feet of the bag he will
find almost impossible
stealing particularly bluff bunt the
in
a
Phi
handler
Perhaps the ceverest man either league putting the ball runner
third Bobby Phes
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-01
WHY THIRD BASE is EASIEST TO sTEAL-OTHER
COBB AND HERZOG DIFFER
ON REASON WHY THIRD is
EASIEST BASE TO PILFER
Reds Manager Blames Most Steals of Third on
Men Playing the Bag, While Georgia
Peach" Contends Lead From Second Is
Responsible
I'd bnse than second ?

Is 1T easier
quite
s
is bag to pffer
would Cobhs
Of steals of third base the playing the The Cincinnati
admits
first base but he points out that the both of whom
behind him. which
his off
perfect position
the fielder
the bag can escape him In throwing when the second basenan is covering
straight the bag the second baseman would either be forced
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-01
CONTROL OF NEW
JUNIOR TENNIS
UP FOR DEBATE
Interacademc League to De.
cde Whether Boys Can
Manage Own Affaors
M ETING TOMORROW
BY WILLIAM 7. TILpEN. ID

DN w lbLlAm IL Zll4..
One of the most important moves I.
the new junior development plan in PHI,
adelphia tennis, which DR.. e. B. rsr
hurst, Mr.. p w Gibbons and William 4
Tiden, I'd, are organizing and directlns
is now at hand The proposed Jun,o-
Interacademic Tennis League, the ks,
note of which plan is to have the Learn.
run by the boys themselves, with suns.
vision by the schools, thus teaching N.
youngsters how to handle tennis affalf2
comes UP for acceptance before the Inth,.
academic Athletic Association at It's m.
nual meeting at Friends Central schoas
tomorrow afternoon.
It Is believed since the athletic advar.
tages of junior tennis are unquestlonI
and the desirability of teaching the boy,
to run their own activities and mako than
self.supporting is evident, that the plan
will be accepted as a whole. Snce N,
keynote of the whole plan is the JunIo,
Committee management, totally untrlsd
thing here, but successful elsewhere. ana
since 1t is the first Junior league eva,
formed in Philadelphia, the idea sayorr
of progress in marked degree. Ths
juniors at all of the schools express them
selves as quite sure they can manage IA,
league IL allowed to try. The eyes Of ira
Philadelphia tennis world are on the plan
and IL 1t Is given a fair trial and proven
success 1t will without doubt stamp TIA
schools in tho league as having the most
advanced and progressive tennis policv
in the city and will win the approval and
support of all our leading tennis men
Should the plan be defeated, 1t will Prov
a great disappointment to all the fo
lowers of the game and show conclu.
sively that the schools, at least, are i'm.
willing to cooperate in making Philads.
pha a tennis factor under the present
system of development
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-01
NEWS OF LOCAL BOWLING ALLEYS

The champion Switchboard again is setting
struck his gait and cracked out a 23T score.
The Bears are going strong in Mucko League.
4 special match between a picked team OF
Mucko League and a Camden quintet Will be
Harry Mount had his new ball working in
great shape.
tion in Tioga and lost the odd game.
All teams in Philadelphia League look alike
Cap, Mock feels at home now and is knock ck
ularity.
Six hundred or no count for Fred Flick these
balmy nights.
1t took the tailenders. Progressive, to stop
Avirs flying underdown squad.
Scores of 1000 or more arc of common oc-
currence on Keystone alleys.
Northwestern and Underdown are having
tusse for the leadership Of Artisans Section
Pirates occasionally have an otf-night, but
they continue TO hold good lead In keystone
Section A.
Boosters continue to eet the pace In Key
stone Section B and arc n hard team to beat
.Edouard bettered, It's position at the EXPENSE
OF the Rangers and Is now Wltnn sulhIlB us
tance of the leaders.
Columbus continues to improve and is hold
ing its advantage in knights or columbus
League.
Jim Dalton is rolling strong game for
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-01

ANNAPOLIS, Nd. Feb. The first crew
of the Naval Academy Will row four races
this season. all but one OF them on local
waters. on May II the first and second eghts
IKE erico IJepicy fho iu rs oGr ro VII T0w IN
tered IN the race for the Childs Cup with
The season at Annapolis will o0cn on April
IL with the Analostan Boat Club, of Washing
ton. as opponents. on May the University or
PENNSYLVANIA will bring it's varsity. second
and freshmen crews TO Annapolis and on May
20 the midshlpmen will row against Syracuse.
This race will be over a two-milc course. ali
Of the others being the Henley distance of
mile and three-tCnths. Syracuse and the Naval
Academy have not roMol for several sensons.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-01
GoIdsworthy Wounded

LONDON, Feb. 1.-Elmer c. Goldsworthy, OF
Monterey, Cal. well known as track Ii atihiete eo
distinguished conduct in carrying dispatches
under fire at Ypres, has been wounded SO badly
Goldsworthy. who was working II Canada i,t at at
Princess Patricia Regiment, and won medal
by carrying orders to the Canadians, wh9, were
nearly wiped out at Ypres. While leading a
party OF nine bomb: :throwers recently he re-
ceivcd so wounds from German grenade
which killed all the other members of his
Buuad.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-01

the Hill School man. The Quakers tried
again to get Sweeney after Mike Murphy
died in 1918. but without success 1t is
no secret to say that right now Pennsyl-
vania men think so highly of Sweeney
that they would give anything within
reason to help them out of their present
dilemma,
It is believed that 1t would take a salary
well over $4,000 TO tempt Sweeney, At the
Hill School he is so well thought of that
he has been made an officer of the
school and given a number of assistant
coaches, so that he is now more of athletic
supervisor than coach, II is because he
is so well connected at Hill School that
his friends will be greatly surprised IL
Yale succeeds I'm getting him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-01
Detroit Greatest Bowling City in the United States

The that Philadelphia probably organize
Bowling Tournament month brings clearly that is little in
n
popularity Probably 10000 steady bowler this city
Is bowling
in
of
The of
the willing Womens
League championship, bows
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-01
TO DROP CANNON SCRAP"
Penn Bowl Fatality Influences Wes-
leyan University Students

.MlDDLETOHN, Conn. Feb. 1.-Wesleyan
an @dhlNeTsiS s,uuenbbsi at mass meeting yester-
scrap" which has been an annual event be-
tween the freshmen and sophomores FOR a half
century. While there has been occasional OBJ
position 20 the scrap, on account Of danger
definite form until the fatal oucome Of the
recent bowl night among University OF Penn
The scrap has been held at midnight, pre-
ceding Washington's birthday the freshmen
endeavoring to bring the old Douglas cannon
TO the campus against the efforts OF the sOph-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-01
LitIe Chance for Seven. Inning Double. Header Rue


of
rsnexts
enab the teams 10 a
said
several
limiting
recognized
the horco approval
we'll for their favori
positions,
need protesting the hour
headers
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-01
Lockev Ambrose Susnended

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1.-The stewards
were dissatisfied with the way Jockey Ann
brose rode Ji Basey the to . favorite, for
the fifth race at the Fair Grounds track yes
terday, and suspended him for the remainder of
the meeting, Jim Basey never factor in
the race. but held down last place consistently.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-01
Giants Release Herbert

NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-The New York M.
tional League Club has announced IL hss
released Pitcher Fred Herbert to the Toronis
Club. of the International League. Herbert
played with Toronto last season, and was gives
a short trial by the Giants last fall.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-01
Basketball Notes

Grsrd College played Its no, first game "a Under
academy XstGTys saturday. Sat % The only PhlladeiPhia
schools that are not playing under the inter,
Ses are eahSG Hgh and La se
II will be difficult for a team to map out a
schedule next season unless they desire to play
the intercollegiate rules.
The sooner the Eastern League magnates get
after the officials and force them to disqualfy
players for punching and unnecessary rough
play, the sooner the spirit VIII change for the
better among the teams which are now at
swords points.
1t wouldn't be a bad idea for the swarth.
more crowd to stick the name of sure shot :
on Donnely. =, ANY time he is allowed to get
Charley. o'Donnen goes along for several
Z needed or the est Of R team Is unab
to score ,the Fraekyilie speed boys marks up
ing made against Jasper Saturday.
Twenty-seycn games have been won by visit.
Last year the home clubs dropped 80 games.
The season still has seven weeks to run,
When It comes to sticking, no pair of guards
have a thing Fox and Friedman, of Jasper,
for the the T9"s a0Si VIII St 'hy From Poa tRs
stapdpg, Of the Jasper Club. The idea OF bas-
some players 81 SH think % the dea S Of the game
is wrong.
Anything is likely TO happen in the Inter,
q ea@s GS their best neI5S psye
through graduation.
Swarthmore Preparatory School. with an en-
ttrely new hve. has one Of the best looking
teams about these parts
. George School with a veteran team, is by
long odds the best scholastic team in this sec
tion this winter.
They're having a great fight for drst place
IN the Pennsylvania State League. Wilkes
Barre aud Freeland are tied for first with Car
bondale one game back.
Not content to challenge the Eastern League
champions to series OF games the Interstate
League officials have also sent a def to the
Pennsylvania League In order to make IL more
Interesting why not a thcee-cornered scrap for
the title2
Reading had won five of its seven games
with the Camden club, which is a pretty good
Indications that Reading has something on the
"skeeters."
Eastern League magnates will gather for a
confab at Cooper Battalion Friday night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-01
Giants PLAYER to Coach Rutgers

HANfMONTON, n. j., Feb. 1,-Charles Piez.
n former crack Hammonton baseball player,
new with the New York Giants. will coach the
Rutgers College team this spring.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-01

Station surprised Accounting by taking
two games from them, which made It neces-
sary for the latter to roll off the tie with
Installation for the championship OF the first
season in Philadelphia Electric League.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-01


Alfredo De the worlds champion and who will be
Rse the Phadpan who the champion
ship at the
of
ando
mott
at The safey
In his match
pulling
ctca
during the entire tournament Teelt seldom
q shot afterth he
the Feds"
with the St Louis Feds having expired last fall As
have chance induce the Browns
twtrler
Carolina
his had
with
has been confined tutoring
Il sehoolfo
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-01

The champion Mathcr & Co. has at last
struck Its stride and IL rapidly forging to the
front In the Insurance League.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-01

The sooner the Eastern League magnates get
after the officials and force them to disqualify
players for punching and unnecessary rough
play. the sooner the spirit Will change for the
better among the teams which are now at
sWords nOints
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-01
Columbus and easily leads for high average
In Knights of Columbus League

Aetna downed Camden In the odd game and
is only two games back Of the leaders
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-01
Four Races for Middies

If Fourth street can keep up Its recent spurt
II should soon overhaul the crack Franklin
squad of the National Bank League.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-01

It wouldn't be a bad idea for the Swarth.
more crowd to stick the name of "sure shot
on Donney. Any time he Is allowed to get
set he rims the ball.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-01

Charley O'Donnell goes along for several
IS needed, or the rest of the team is unable
to score the Frackyllle speed boys marks up
a few. He scored four of the five that Read
ing made against Jasper Saturday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-01

The champion Switchboard again is setting
the pace in Western Electric League. Segelken
struck his gait and cracked out a 23T score.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-01

ing teams in the Eastern League this season,
Last year the home clubs dropped 36 games.
The season still has seven weeks to run.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-01
STORM PREVAILS
 DOWN THE SOUND
Launch Katalla Queen Battles with Waves Between Knights Isl.
 and the NarrOws.

The launch Katalla Queen came up the lay last night from Knights 1sl- and and her passengers report ter rife storm raging outside the mar rows. On her way from Knights island the launch was forced to seek shelter and was kept in 8 quiet bay for a whole day. When the Katalla
 Queen was nearing the Valdez Dock
 last night and the men were prepar- ing to tie up to the wharf, the engine stopped and before it could be start
 ed again the launch drifted out into the bay where she was tossed about
 by the storm. After an anxious half hour the engine was started and a landing effected.
 During the trip the waves repeated ly broke over the launch, drenching the man at the wheel and necessitat- ling frequent changes of steersmen. The Katalla Queen is one of the most |seaworthy launches in these waters, and was used for several seasons in the lighterage business at Katalla during the railroad construction and oil boom days.
 The passengers were the miners land others who have been working
 on the copper property which P. J.. Benner and associates are develop ling at Knights Island, including V. G. Vance, P. O'Brien, V. Fox, Alvin
 Buffo, L. Mun.K, Jos. Anderson, c. Sanders, and P. H. Bonner.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-01

Our fresh candy arrived on this last boat late for the holidays, 127s
 cents half pound at the Emporium.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-01

Fancy stationery. al the valdes Dru6 Store.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-01
To the Merchants.

Don't think we are slighting you if we don't call in every day and make purchase as there Is so many of you in the same line that we would have nothing left to lay in modern tools and machinery to keep up with the automobile business, as it is setting rapid pace for our linn ited means, as we have no bank con- nected with the business; but we so- licit your patronage just the same, and If you have an axe to grind, just bring 1t along; the emery wheel is running. Valdez Iron Wks. sat-tf
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-01
UNCLE SAM FINDS WIFE
 FOR FORMER ALASKAN

The many Valdez friends of Geo. Dreibelbis, who for time was con- nected with the U. s. marshaIs of- fee in this division some years ago will be interested in the following story taken from the columns of the San Francisco Examiner.
 Uncle Sam has prosecuted scores of matrimonial agents. Now, invol- untarily, he has become one of them. Here's how!
 Charles Dreibelbis, owner of four thousand acre ranch in Montana, came to the stockyards last spring with fifteen carloads of cattle. He sold his stock, then strolled out to see the sights, and saw the sign of the federal employment bureau. The |rancher wanted a housekeeper. He had lost his wife eight years before in the gold fields of Alaska.
 Ward E. Thompson, government employment agent, asked concerning his means.
 Well" said the rancher, "I sup pose if I had to I could raise $500,- 900 in two hours. I have home in Montana, ffty-six miles from a rail- road. I want someone to tidy ur the house a bit and keep it looking pretty"
 Thompson thought of a woman who had applied for work. He tele- |graphed to her and she came to his office. She was followed by IT, year-old son. Drebelbis offered to pay $40 month to her and her son But the woman hesitated. The rancher returned home without her but left money for her transportation The woman, seeking matrimony wrote him many letters, but he wal not anxious to marry. All he wanted was a housekeeper.
 On May 15 pretty widow. 2e years old, accompanied by a little boy, asked Thompson to find a posi- tion for. her son. She had been q stenographer.
 'T have just the place." said the agent, and he wired to the rancher
 "send her along," was the answer The widow went to Montana. And now Thompson has received an engraved announcement. It reads: "Charles Dreibelbis and Mrs. Mario rie L. Yates announce their marriage Saturday, July 24, 1915. At home Wolsey, Mont"
 And with 1t was an invitation tc Thompson to "come out and bring the family"
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-01

|lay); during that time we underwent |cruelties such as not one of us had ever dreamed of facing.
 Not only hundreds, but thou |sands of our people died on the way of starvation and the cruel treatment.
 We were treated worse than dogs. We were driver out of our homes, and |off our lands, without food and with out money, and sent eastward. We were not given an instant's time to provide ourselves with any necessar- ies of life. We are not told where
 we are going or what will be done with us, but we are driven like cat tie to the slaughter, and one person does not know where the other one has gone.
 "On reaching Minsk we were sep |arated from our friends and now my wife and I are alone.
 We are unable to sell anything to raise money for our needs, as the Jews were prohibited from buying anything we Germans had to offer. If a Jew bought a COW from a Ger man he was sent to prison for six months and fined 5000 roubles and the Russian peasants simply could not buy.
 Many of our people are scattered. A man knows nothing of the where abouts of his wife and children have
 been separated from their parents.
 Everywhere there is misery, weeping,
 complaint, absolute want, starvation
 and illness. Everywhere are sick people. At every village cemetery
 we passed two or three of the fallen
 are buried. II feared all along that I would be beaten to death, and so strained
 myself to continue on the way, for
 the Cossacks drove us like cattle and
 whoever fell back was cruelty beaten.
 We were driven like dogs, and women
 and children were brutally beaten un- til they could rise no more. Once in
 three days we received food except at one point. That was when we were
 still in the Volhoynia., Whoever had
 a little money could buy food but those without money had to beg. The
 farmers gave many a one a piece of
 bread and did all they could for us.
 Finally, as result of the awful mis-
 cry and want, the hearts of even the
 Cossacks softened and some of the
 starving people were given a little
 food by the soldiers, or many. of us would have starved to death.'
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-01

Pictures developed at the Valdez Drug Company. If.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-01

s One of the worlds most powerful wireless stations is being built by the French government on the island of Tahita. .-......
 Experiments are under way in England with new fuel for auto mobiles that is made from sugar re finery refuse and is said that have a power greater than gasoline.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-01

The United States is the largest producer of raw sealskins in the world and the greatest consumer of finished seal skins. . .-..
 A process has been patented for in- creasing the durability of lead paints by the addition of soft water, zinc sulphate and kerosene.
 China has oil and salt wells more than 2000 feet deep which were drill ed through solid rock by hand with the most primitive instruments.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-01
POLES DRIVEN FROM
 HOMES LIKE BEEvEs

PORTLAND: J. Nehring, g resi- dent of this city, has just received a Sletter from German friend who is Ia resident of Russia, telling of the hardships of the people interned. The letter in part says: t'
 S "On June 20 last we were forced to leave our homes in volhynia, and on July 27 we arrived here. (Jaros-
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-01

For good home-cooked meals try Mrs. N. Olson. on Hobart Street.