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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-08
AUTO EXHIBIT HERE
WILL START TONIGHT
Immense Floor Space Made
Ready for Show at
Convention Hall

That the call OF the automobile be-
comes more allurinE and irresistible each
year: that the show grows in orderly
importance with each recurring January:
that the public interest widens with
every day: that the industry ranks near
the top of the most highly specialized
productive endeavor OF America are all
reflected in the dressing of Convention
Hall for the 1916 show, inaugurating the
new years days of autOdom today.
Yesterday and early this morning the
acre and a half OF floor space, the gal
leries. the walls, the ceilings were liter
ally covered with workmen. artists and
artisans, adding the final touches of deco
ration, or the tons of floor covering. or
the last markings of show space for the
100 exhibitors.
Here and there were seen the active
figures of Architect Philip j. Tyre and
his assistants. directing the scores or men
carrying forward the mural scheme OF
life-size dancing Greek girls-forward,
ever forward toward the end OF the eighth
of a mile required for the circuit of the
hall, or mounting up great stretches Of
canvas to cut off the view. or reduce per-
spectives of the useless gallery seats. or
stenciling the frescO work OF the great
braces of the roofing.
Ever present was President William p.
Herbert, chairman of the Show Commit
tee, who is human dynamo of untiring
energy, and 10 whom, with his associates.
Messrs Gomery, Block Bartlett and
Maltby, the whole assOciation-and the
public, toO-owe the comfort, sccommo-
dations and possibilities of the exhibition.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-08
PENN'S CREW COACH
AMONG THE MISSING
Joe Wright Cannot Be Located at the
Present Time

The University of Pennsylvania rowing
authorities are wondering what has be-
come of Joe Wright, of Toronto, their
new coach. Wright has been reported as
coming nearly every day since the first
of the month. The last report had him
here by Monday. January 10. but Captain
Chickering has had no word from him.
The varsity practice will not begin until
Wright arrives. Wright was postmaster
of Toronto up to January /. and 1t is
thought that II has taken him longer
than expected to wind up his business
affairs.
Captain Chickering has had charge of
the crews freshman oarsmen for the last
week. Today he announced five combina-
tions of eight men each to row at regular
hours beginning Monday at 4:15. The five
crews follow:
First crew-Knox, Luther. Sanderson.
Mather. Dyer, Halllgan, Phillips. Newton.
Second crew-H. A. Foster. W. Mac
Laughlin, 7. MacLaughlin, Dugan, Hemp
hill. Price. Goltra. Park.
Third crew-Brehman. Durrand. West
enberger, ]. Clarke, Strauch, Hutchinson,
Weiser. Belville.
Fourth crew-Glendenning. A. r. Clarke,
Parsons. Turner. Wilson. Brandfass Cum
ningham, Massey.
Fifth crew-Crawford, Peterson. Sha-
piro. Underhill, Eysell. Tubby, Stein. Me-
Elroy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-08
THOMAS DRAWS
WITH FERGUSON:
M'LEOD WINNER
Mike Glover Scores Knock
out in Match With
Bill Kramer
OTHER FIGHT RESULTS

Charlie Thomas aggressiveness enabled
him to hold Danny Ferguson, the Mana
Nunk lightweight, to an even break last
night at the Quaker City A. A. In the
early rounds Thomas boring-in tactics
threw scare into Ferguson, and he ap-
parently feared to take a chance Thomas
shook off Ferguson's swings with his
head then waded in fatfooted and failed
away with both hands.
Johnny Krause refused to meet Buck
Fleming In the semiwind-up, and In their
stead George Blackburn and Tommy Liv-
ingston were substituted. The latter con-
test proved to be good fast bout, term
mating In n victory for Blackburn.
Johnny Kelly defeated Young O'Donnell
Marty Hayes stopped Johnny Bergen in
three rounds, while Young ODonald
Knocked Tommy O'Harra out in three
rounds
Bobby Mcleod. the little Scotch ban
tamweght. scored a close siN-round vic
tory over Young McGovern, of Port Rich
mond, in the final bout at the Nonparei
A. G. before capacity house last night.
Both little fellows fought savagely from
the start, with Mcleod landing the harder
and oftener. In the semihnal Willie
Moody had the bettcr of another vet
eran, Ford Munger in six hard rounds.
Mike Glover. of Boston, after toying
with Billy Kramer through nine rounds,
stopped tne local BOY i'll the lOth, when
the referee stopped the battle after two
knockdowns at Milwaukee last night
In the 10th Glover started out TO finish the
battle and put Kramer to the mat with
his left for the count of nine. Kramer
staggered up and was knocked down
again, leaning against the ropes, and
Referee Ornstein stopped the fight.
Tommy Moore. of Providence. who sub
sttuted for Is. o. Brown at the Business
Mems A. c. here. was given the decision
over Terry Brooks. of this city, at the
end of their scheduled l2-round bout at
Boston.
Three bouts In the 105-pound class and
one In the li5-pound class of the amateur
boxing tournament at the Gayety Theatre
were decided last night. Kid Stinger was
no match for Young Higgins; Kid Wallace
won from Steve Beinger and Frankie
LarlSins beat Jimmy Gavin in three
rounds. Battling Gilland had the better
of Kid Wallace In the 1l5-pound class.
Young Borrell easily beat Ike Ferguson
in two rounds of special bout.
Mickey Sheridan, of Chicago, and Jake
Abel. of Chattanooga, fought eight terrific
rounds to a draw at Chattanooga, before
one of the largest crowds that ever wit
messed a boxing contest in that city.
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MOTORING McGUSTY WHIRLED UP
HILL AND DOWN WITH NARY A STOP
He Forgot All About Hand-Brake on the Warm Baby
Until His Mother-in-LaW Reminded Him
1t Was There
By MOTORING McGUSTY

TLTHAT happened to us on the Mana
w yunk Hill will make little piece by
itself won't string it out. There's
some details not quite pleasant to go over
If I'm ever going to make a crackerjack
driver, which 1 am If I'm only left with
one arm and no legs for the job, I've got
to crowd certain Incidents into the back
of my mind Cause learnin' to run car
Is good deal like learnin' to be soldier
You get hardened to 1t till there's blood
In your eye all the time. And believe
me- folks, I'm game little guy If 1 do
say it myself. If l wasn't 1 wouldn't be
down here selling eggs and writing these
memoirs between sales.
I can't map out Just what route we
took to the Manayunk Hill. When Smith
son got out we We're out in the suburbs
somewhere round Overbrook or Bala. He
wouldn't even let me take him to the
nearest car line. Said he'd walk and "be
careful of your mother-in-law."
Good bye-quitter;' was all my
mother-in-law said to him. but she said
it in way that made him walk away
fast and not turn his head back.
Her tone was nasty and 1t CALLED me,
turned on neF ana SdluI Nilh'
Piggott, II you haven't any confidence In
me yet, you'd better get out and walk
also. None of us has got a scratch yet
and the engine is still running. You
hAard Mr.. Smithson say that 1 was now
competent to run the car. II you don't
care to get out and walk, you may get
out and stand while / run to some town
and get you rig to take you home"
I'm not walk and I'll not stand" said
Mrs. Piggott. mot on this beginner
practice thoroughfare. Here are two
beginners coming at us now, and can
hear another one back in the rear. Take
me homo If you know the way"
You haven't said whether or not you
have any confidence in me- l answered
back at her.
Then she laughed I thought the laugh
was for me. 1t sounded sarcastic and
mean. 1t wasn't, though. 1t was at the
beginner who had come up behind us and
smashed his lamps against my tank.
didn't even feel the jar. But I did feel
The laugh. 1t got my red up three hum
dfed degrees, and said to myself "Ill
show her"
Which I proceeded to do, letting in the
clutch and giving the Warm Baby gas,
didn't notice that the hand brake was
pulled back and locked. / gave her
enough gas TO overcome the resistance
and likewise dislocate the brake. didn't
know 1t at the time. and Mrs. Piggott
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didn't know It, We proceeded on ouf
way and I shifted up into second and
then into high pretty neatly.
l wouldn't call my gear shifting quite
smooth yet. I'd forgotten whether to hist
the gas before or after the gears were
locked, and, once or twice | got in re-
verse for second, which made things in
teresting and slid Mrs. Piggott off her
seat couple of times. Yes, the gears
stood II. They're strong gears and have
stood lot in their time.
It seems a long way to that ManayunlS
hill, but I'm going to bring you there
soon. l guess I went through Bala and
Cynwyd to get there, both pretty little
suburbs with railroad stations and rail-
road bridges. I've gone through them
since a little slower, Just to look 'em
H. makes a lot of difference when you
take the Warm Baby through a town
or suburban place fast. II fast, you
don't see the pretty houses or much of
the scenery. and it costs you about $3.50
i'm fines. If slow, you get a good look
at things and folks and hear comments
on your car.
got on some turnpike, heading for
Cynwyd Railroad bridge. l learned
afterwards there's tollgate right near
the bridge l was practicing taking
corners and didn't feel equal to an en-
tirely new line of practice at stopping at
tollgates. Also I'd hit an abandoned toll
house a mile or so back and naturally
wanted to veer off from this one.
Just across the railroad bridge was
another sharp corner which / practced
on some more, 1t was this turn that
got me on the Manayunk Hill. In fact
1t was all down hill after I made that
turn-eXcept for a little upslope before
I came to another railroad bridge. But
by the time ! came to this upslope 1t
didn't do me bit of good,
I'd crossed tine Cynwyd bridge at about
IS miles an hour and turned that corner
at about 80 Then / took my foot on
the accelerator and showed down a lit
tie on the footbrake. The footbrake
went clear to the floor, and I began to
realize there was something the matter
with 1t. / didn't think of tine mandrake
then; didn't even recollect there was such
a thing attached to the car.
We passed a tennis club pretty fast; q
little above 40. There were some kids
playing hockey on the tennis courts, and
just as we went by a hard rubber puck
came over the fence and landed In my
right eye. I guess that's what made me
forget the mandrake until we came to
what was the real Manayunk Hill. Mrs.
Piggott reminded me OF It,
Ito be continued)
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Best Marks Made by
Quakers Posted on
Bulletin Board to In
cite Competition

list loses some OF its impressiveness By
the fact that for intercollegiate purposes
only two of the group besides Meredith
are available for this event. Lockwood
will specialize in the short sprints and
Kaufman in the hurdles. But the entire
group will be out for the one-mile relay
team, which ought to be up TO last years
standard. when new worlds record OF
3:1s was made OF the other quarter
milers. Scudder has done 81 rs seconds
Pope 81 2-5 and Bertolet, Ednie. Berry,
Schrader and Hohfleld 50 seconds each.
The mile and two-mlle field is very poor.
j. y. Peso heads the list of the milers
with his record OF 4:T made in his fresh-
man year. Earl Humphreys comes next
with 4:29, also made as a freshman.
Neither man has improved since.
The best OF the other milers are Max
Nearing, with a record of 4:3i, and De
Korn, 4:37. Humphreys on record Is the
best of the two-milers with 9:51. while
Cotton De Korn and Lieberman have
each done 10 minutes. Elsie and McComb
are both 1910 men,
Tie in High Hurdles
In the hurdles Warren and Crane have
each done 1s seconds over the high sticks,
while Kaufman leads in the low hurdles
with 25 seconds. In neither event do the
other hurdlers show UP well. In the high
jump Crane leads with a mark of feet
inches, made as freshman, while
Bushnell, a new candidate from Illinois,
has a record of s feet. or the others,
Kegley and Thibault have each done $40.
In the broad jump there is only one man
who has done better than q feet. He In
Bertolet, who in one of the freshman
meets last year did 81 feet 10 inches,
Newsletter is the best of the pole vault
ers. with his mark of IL feet 10 inches,
but Sewell Is also n hlgh-mark man, with
10 feet inches. Beardwood has done IL
feet 6 inches. but all the other vaulters
are in the 11-foot class. Neil Mathews
captain of the football team. leads the
hammer throwers. with mark of i2g
feet inches. Ex-Captain Harris has done
120 feet but there are no other men with
creditable marks. In the shot-put Mike
Dorizas, the Greek strong man. leads,
with a mark of "A feet 6s inches. made in
the 1914 intercollegiate championships at
Cambridge. The only other man who has
done 40 feet Is Witherow. who has n mark
OF ii feet. Harris has done 80 feet.
Coach Orton is confident that the honor
of getting on this roll will be an insplra-
tion to the Quaker candidates.
I'VE have a number of boys here who
are just on the ragged edge of the point
winning class" said Doctor Orton in ex-
planning his idea. "With the proper en-
couragement L feel that several of them
will come through, and II they get the
needed third. fourth and fifth places they
will help swell our total"
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diamonds, has been training the last few days
working out for Come -hack' cannot he de-
termined, as he refuses to answer questions
to that effect
with two Philadelphia boxers in Kansas
City, Tommy Buck aud Louisiana. at the
present time, n third may leave for the West
shortly. Eddie OKeefe, who has been unable
to get enough opponents here to keep him
warm Is contemplating trip through the
Wild and WoOlly.
Joseph Rooms, with three knockouts in as
many bouts looks like the best featherweight
in Port Richmond since the days OF Tommy
oToole. Is the opinion OF Johnny Rurns., He
best of the local "22' FOUNDERS
One member Of the Cleveland Roxing Com
mission will he Billy Evans. American League
umpire. Davy. Jones. another baseball man.
govern boxing in Cleveland.
Frank Mantell has stored away the mittens.
Tho PnwtuCket middlewelEht has retired from
the ring and Joined the police department OF
Dayton, o., as physical Instructor.
lO-round match has been closed between
Soldier Fairfield and Jack Tolund. of this city.
for the broadway sporting club. brooklyn,
next Saturday night.
Grover Hayes. local veteran lightweight. il
in Denver. He is matched to meet Frankie
Murphy In 15-round mix Monday night
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-08
TIGER-PENN STRAW HAT
GAME AT PRINCETON OFF
Orange and Black Schedules Too Con-
test With the Quakers

PRINCETON. n. J.. Jan. s.-Princetsn
and Pennsylvania will clash twice In
baseball this season, the annual straw
hat game at Princeton being dropped.
according to the tentative schedule
which has been announced by the man
agement.
Another change is the discrimination
of the three-cornered league with Har-
ward and Yale and a return to the old
scheme, whereby third game with each
university would be played in New York
only in case of a tie.
The schedule: March 25, Gettysburg; March
~. Seton Hail; April /, yillanova; April )
Holy. Holy csGssi Apriy py,9,F q Fordhamj APril ur.
ihPTii APT -, Brown; at Princeton; April 20, Mary.
q, Virginia, at Gharlottesyille; April %
GeoTse5own at ,Washingtoni April 20. Union;
Lawrencevilleu : May 3, Virginia; May D, Cor
nell: MAY 10. Williams: Nav 13, Pennsylvania;
May I. Dartmouth; May 80, Harvard: May u.
Brown: May ~. Yale at New Haven; MAY so
pennsyivanis; at Philadelphia; June 3. Har-
Yale: June Il. Yale at New York lin case ol
tiel; June IL. Harvard. at New York un case
of tieJ.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-08

MEREDITH HIGH-HONOR MAN
IN PENN TRACK ATHLETICS
Penis Track Roll of Honor

IOO-yard DASH. r.. Lockwood, ito.
22O-yard dash---J. r.. Lockwood, ;21 f-6.
4iO-yard dash--J. r., Meredith, :4e.
sso-ynLd run. =. Meredith, l;521S.
One-mile rum. II. Peso, 4:2T.
Two-miIe run-E. VI. Humphreys, sib1.
I20-yard hurdles-R. NJ. Warren, ZIG.
220-yerd hurdles--F. Kaufman, ;s5,
High Jump. Crane n. In.
Broad jump. Bertolet, 81 IT.. 10 In.
Pole vRult--W. Newstetter, IL n. 10 in.
. Hammer THROWN. NJ. Mathews. l29
n. q ins.
shotput-M. NJ. DoriEas, - n, ssz in.
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KILBANE, AS FIGHTER, MEETS
CLINE AT NATIONAL TONIGHT
Tackles Worthy Oppo-
nent in New York
Clever and Hard
punching Boxer

CPECTAToRs at the National Club to-
night will see an entirely new change
Z, ,bo boxing style of Featherweight
Cbampion johnny Kilbane when he en-
counters the fast-rising Irish Patsy Cline
IN Ihe latters real test of his short boxing
coreer Kilbane, according to Cincinnati
critics who got a ringside glimpse of the
champion in action with Richie Mitchell
New Years Day. has shifted from boxing
TO fighting.
peports fitting Philadelphla-ward from
pedtown state that Kilbane fought an
a,-gresslye. r1shng-in battle against
Siitcheu Throughout the bout he tried
20 score a knockout, and because of this
fact he left himself wide open, willing to
take n punch in order to land one.
In all of his lights here, even when he
knocked out Eddie O'Keefe and Eddie
Nov. KiIbane was careful of his guard.
Johnny held his arms high and did not
caro 10 trade punches. He always was
nrenarcd to make his opponent miss,
while he did not start n blow unless he
was sure of connecting.
Eilbane threw science to the winds in
his Mitchell mix reports say, and In the
final few rounds he kept up an incessant
serles of swings with the hope of finding
Judgment with one punch which would
Iay his opponent low. The result was that
Richie was shifty enough to make the
sufficient short lefts and rights to send
Kilbane from the ring with badly dam
aged physiognomy.
when the Cleveland man answers the
gong against Cline tonight he will find
the Gotham gloveman u clever. two
handed boxer as well as terrific
nuncher. He proved his hitting ability
when he tloored Eddie Morgan, who, II
was predicted would find Cline easy go-
ing. and Pal Moore.
The program follows:
Firrt bout-Frankie Mccarthy, Gray's
Ferfy VS., Danny Buck. Southwark.
Second bout-Wlllle Doyle, New York, Va.
Johnny Piazzi. tTth Ward.
Third bout-Terry Eetchell, Southwark. vs.
Joe ShemgtOn NorristOwn.
Semiwindup- Meehan, Frisco. VS.
sem Taylor United states Navy.
Windup--Johnny kilbane. Cleveland VS..
Patsy cline. New York.
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SOCCER CHAMPIONS MEET
Putnam and st. Nathaniel Play Al
lied League Game at Sd and Lehigh

Putnam, the 1sl4-l5 Allied League
champions, will meet st. Nathaniel. the
second division winners last year. in
first division game at Sd street and Lee
high avenue, this afternoon. Putnam is
at present tied with Falls C. and f. c.
for the lead and must win today to retain
their position. Two points will be OF great
help to st. Nathaniel also, and the match
should bring out good crowe.
Lineup:
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CRICKET LEAGUE SOCCER
Moorestown and Merton Maroon Meet
at Haverford

Moorestown, contender for the first
division Cricket Club League title, will
meet Merton Maroon at Merton this
afternoon in the match that will do
much towards deciding the ultimate
winners of the championship. This is
the Maroon's last game, and victory
for Moorestown will put the home club
out OF the running and place Moores-
town, which has two more games TO
play, within reach of the top.
I.ine-up.
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VICTR0LAS MEET DISSTON
AT TACONY BALL PARK
Sawmakers Expected to Gain Ameri-
can League Points With
Ease

Tacony Ball Park, state road and Tn
ruh street will he the scene this after
noon of the return American League Soc
Ger match between Disston A. a. and the
Victor Talking Machine Company, OF
Camden. As Disston at present leads the
league with n clean sweep of five games
Zone of which an overwhelming victory
over its opponents of today, while Vic
tor has only n single victory to its credit.
Disston should gain two valuable Ameri-
can League points, Lineup:
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Quaker Tank Captain III

Captain Shryoek. Coach Kistlers mainstay
on the swimming team may not be able, to
Columbia University In Welghtman Hall
Shryock lately has been taken down with an
ailment and went under examination yes
terday which looks though the big fellow
has slight attack OF malaria.
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LEAGUE LEADERS CLASH
Feltonville and Shamrock Play I'M
portant United League Game Today

The champion Feltonvile eleven will
tackle the league leading Shamrock team
in a United League match at Rising Sun
lane and Wyoming avenue this afternoon.
Victory for Feltonvlle will put the cham
pions on even terms with their opponents,
while n reverse will give Shamrock a
substantial lead. With so much at stake
the game Is certain to be hard fought
throughout
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yINCoME soCCERTTEs PLAY
West Philadelphians Meet Ascension
in United League Game Today

Ascension and Nincome will meet in
United League soccer match Mt Front
street and Erie avenue this afternoon.
The West Philadelphians need to win TO
retain their position near the top of the
league race. while Ascension will put up
n good fight to keep in the running.
Line-up:
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Kansas City Threatens Suit

cinaTs n1asdanf ~ the FsdsraI sngi S11sS a.
tempts TO dispose Of certain players, who were
the property Of the local club Of the defunct
league. he and the league will have TO fight a
battle In the courts. Gilmore notified the club
owners that Players Cullop, Packard, Main
Gilmore and Rawlings had been selected AZ
while the contracts OF the others are rejected.
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Iinc-up:
PHILA. VS.. MERION WHITE
Important Cricket League Soccer
Match to Be Staged at st. Martins

Merton Whites chances of retaining
the first division Cricket club Soccer
League championship depend a great
deal on today's contest with Philadel-
phia, at St Martins, This is Merion's
last game OF the season, and the team
is at present tied with Merton Maroon,
which plays Moorestown today. Mer-
ion White needs a victory to remain in
gain the needed points at the expense
of Philadelphia.
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Two New swimming Records

CHICAGO Jan. 6-Two worlds swimming
records, were broken at the invitation meet 81
McGilliyTay, holder Of the worlds 10 l50 and
300 yard free style records and the 200-yafd
the 40-yard sprint Mike McDermott. cham
pion at the 100 and 200 yard breast stroke 3
minute 80 3-5 seconds to 1 minute IL as Sec
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Coach Rutherford Released

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Jan. Sat the re-
quest Of f. o. Stiehm. director OF athletics at
the University OF Nebraska, the athletic board
OF control OF Indiana University has released
i. z. rutherford, who had been engaged as
Indiana this year as director OF intercollegiate
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FALLS PLAYS PURITAN
Allied League Soccer Teams Clash at
Second and Clearfeld Streets

Although Falls c. and F. c. has yet to
feel the sting of defeat in the first divi-
sion of the Allied League the club has
by no means an easy match in store FOR it
against the Puritan Y. Nj. L.. at I'd and
Clearfield streets. this afternoon. After
getting away TO a rather poor start the
Puritan eleven has braced and should
force Falls TO display their best to win.
Lineup: