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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-02
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
in ANNUAL SESSION
Baseball Magnates Gather
for Big Meeting in Gin
cinnati Today
NO CHANGE IN OFFICERS

CINCINNATI. Jan. . - Baseball men
from almost every part of the country are
here thla morning for the annual meeting
OF the National Baseball Commission today.
While the commission meeting was called
for ! a. m. it Is highly probable that Il will
be hours later before the supreme court of
baseball really begins It's work inasmuch
as there has been called a special meeting OF
the club owners OF the three Glass AA
leagues, which has as an indicated object
the adoption of "a suitable resolution for
Presentation to the commission asking that
The drafting OF players from Class IA
leagues I've abolished
While nothing official has been announced
hN the commission as to how II Will look
upon this demand, # has been unuHlcially
indicated by President Johnson. Of the
American League. that the request would
That the Class "A League men intend
10 press the matter with energy Is indi-
Gated by the special meeting called for to-
morrow. and whilo every club president Of
the american Association and the Intcrna-
NpiaI League Is expected here It ia hardly
probable that the Pacific Coast League will
be represented by more than one man.
IL is likewise probable that a large NUM-
Der OF the major league magnates will he
IN attendance, as a number OF other mat
ters that have 10 do with the relations be-
tween the major aud minor league clubs
are believed to be ON the list Of matters to
be considered by the commission
The election Ot officers for the commission
also will hc held. but 1t has become an
assured fact dvriu= the last week that
both Chairman August Hermann and Sec
retarE John X. Bruce would be reelected.
the announcement from Chicago rhat Prcsi-
dent Johnson Of the American League. had
stated that he saw no reason to make "A
change putting an end 10 numerous rum0rs
OF the las; six months that the commission
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OLYMPIi-Loulsiann shaded Benny knuf-
man. johnny Mayo Defeated Eddie Morgan.
Battling RCddy beat Young Chnney, Joe
Tubcr won from Little Bear, Gussie Lewis
rome lost to Whtry fitzgerald.
NATIONAL - steve Lntzo drew with
joe '' hHe"edo, %iSr' Eddie Eddie Wnsond oatppnghei
Sailor George Nolk, Marty Enrrcll hent
Johnny GIN, Artis O'LUnry defeated Leo
Weber. Preston Drown outboNed FrnrIde
Buras.
RYAS-TSrone Costello and Eddie, Re
ynirc drew, JGhnuY Murphy defeated JOHNNY
WAY. % iGfthH' iGfthH' round; III jolnmS l Hagan drew, with
Battling MuntOn, Goods NciCh shaded
Eddie GihhOus, Al Bauer knocked out
Tommy Canerty, first round.
NONPAREII-Chnrlev DOYLE won from
Charley ThOmns. Whitley Baker defeated
Cuba, Walter Brown and Paddy .sylyester
drew. Young Iierney outfouEht Young
Cuban. Puggy Lee lost 20 Chick Myers
NEW NORK-Bgttling Leyinslly defeated
GunbOat smith. IillS MtsGte won, from
georEe Ki o., Brown. ,Mike oTDowd beat
boxed Joe Wagner. Bobby Hubon lost to
Jim Heals. Waller IaurrttS shaded Farmer
Sullivan, Leo johnson gutpointcd Charley
Smith, Young Ross knocked out Young Joe
WRlCOtt first rOUnt: Johnny MnhOnrF was
beaten by Joe Mooney, Willie EroerS won
from Joe Stcttler.
SYRACUSE. y. Y,--IOhnnY Riley knocked
out Young Nell, of Allentown hith.
ALBANY. y, y. Jan. 2-Franke Burns
defeated Pal Moore.
LANCASTER-NIOrris Wolf knocked out
Charley Collins. sixth round; billy WALTZ
won from Johnny Bradley, frankie Ern"
shaded Joe Eagan, Allen fritt stopped bicS
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EVENING LEDGER DECISIONS OF F2ENG
BOUTS DECIDED on NEW YEARS. DAY

GotwnIt. fourth round Dutch Lewis knocGcd
out Kid Jones, third round: Buck Hahn de-
frutrd Whitley johnson
PITTSBURGH-IIarrS Grcb defeated Joe
ROrreH.
SCRANTON-,Eddie RohIer quit to VIII
liam Richie, NTH round. because of =
Willie Lucas. seventh round
KANSAS. CITY - sam InnEfOrI won
from Battling Jim johnson. Benny Mcneil
stopped Benny Chavez, ninth.
ALLESTOWN--IOunE Britt knocked out
BATTLING Dan. first round: Mickey DOnlcy
knocked out Ray Rivers, seventh round:
round.
BETHLEHEM--K. o., IouRhin. knocked
Mcfarland st3nnca Fighting Joe I9unE.
DutseE. third round; Johnny DutseS also
won from Monk Kelly.
DAYTON. O.--,Jack Dillon beat Bob NIOha.
Is rounds.
BALTIIORE-Je Smith won from
Frank NIantcll. 10 rounds,
ROCHESTER, y. Y-ChnrIey white
knocked out Harry Donahue. sixth round.
BUFFALO-Jnck BrittOn easily beat
Luckp0rt Jimmy Duffy.
LAWRENCE. Mass. - Mel CoOgan won
from Pete Hartley.
PTTTSFIELD. Mass.-YOung Joe Rivers
knocked out sailor Pat Dnnchy' eighth
round.
RACINE. wIs.-Otto Mahoney and Joe
DUry drew.
CINCINNATI. o, Jan. 2.--Joe Haley
beat Johnny Ritchie.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. Jan. G.--,Iohnny
NOgast knocked out Young NOVeCks, hfth.
COII'MBs'S, o., Jan 3.-Bryan DOwney
knocked ont dack Perry, ninth.
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and lIoscman John Kurt Two better fire.
men do not exist and each was the re-
cipicnt uf Il gold medal for personal
bravery I know both men personally and
cannot praise them too highly 1'hcv do not
Iso liquor. and their conduct has been eX-
tmplary. Both are eligible to pensions. and
they deserve them. hut there are many men
who could better nc spared than either
kind Of men we want TO take their places
at this time
Both are young men, comparatively
1867, and was appointed a ladicrmau April
4. 1896 He served with Truck No. Z
until February :. 1906 when hn was sent to
June L. Of the same year. ON February
and had only been at that station but few
months when he made the rescue that won
this years gold medal for bravery tic
took Il woman ana child ont Of burning
house on Shirley street, near Seventeenth
and Parrish streets, and handed them over
to his captain.
"By "A curious coincidence. John Kurt
whose resignation takes effect With that of
Ford, is also medal winner Tie received
his reward for rcsCuing two children
pcnncd I'm n blazing house. on Thrtlcth
street below York three years ago, Before
that he had been commended for saving the
life Of a siXty-Nvc-y ycnr-uld woman in a
fire at 1886 Yorl, street This episode Oc-
Cured soon after EurtE entered the Scrv-
ice. Born June 81, 1871, Kurt1 was APP
pointed hoseman February l. 1895, ana
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PENNSYLVANIA TROOPS
HOME IN FEW DAYS
RECALLED Men Busy Breaking
Camp-Will Start Their North
ward Journey Tomorrow

Ell PASO Tex, Jan. Exciting prep
aratlons for the homeward movement OF re-
called Pennsylvania troops, which begins
tomorrow and resumption Of monotonous
routine by those TO remain, stirred the camp
into new activity today Nine days OF
holiday which began the Sunday before
Christmas came TO an end with the bugle
blasts at sunrise this morning.
Down In the ranks Of the Sixteenth In
fantry. tho thousand men Of the regiment
are getting ready to entrain. The Six
tuoUth leaves tomorrow In three sections,
the first OF which viii also carry General
\, j, Logan and Second Brigade headquar-
tcrs as well rs Colonel Richards and the
rcgimcntal staff. They 90 by way Of san
Antonio and st. Louis. Everything is in
readiness for the order to entrain save
teutagc.
Tents viii be dropped and packed for
shipment home with the troops early to-
morrow morning, and II the railroads have
the rolling stock on hand in time the first
section should leave here by noon.
Mascots OF every description, from tho
inevitable hurro to mountain hawks, which
the men are pleased to believe to be eagles
were assembled and Grated today
The spirit Of the troops mounts as the
hours Of the start home ny by and the I'VE
want 10 Go Home" chant OF a fortnight
ago has given way to popular songs and
cheers for everybody from Clement to
Richards.
The sixteenth. Fourth and Fifth Cavalry,
signal corps, field hospital and field am
bulance are included in the recall order
The Fourth leaves next.
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HANS WAGNER TO BE FIRST
BASEMAN IN TWENTY-F FIRST
YEAR UNDER MAJOR CANVAS
Only NJ IN ber of Winning Pirate
Machine, 43 Years Old, to Get "Try-out"
on Initial Bag

ToHN HoNUs) WAGNER, having com.
Il Melted twenty seasons IN the big snow az
MISUNDERSTANDING a year or so In the
outaeld-will next year start all over again
and get "A "try-out' on first base with the
Pirates. ,.,.
st1nt and also that he Is the sole remaining
member OF the pennant-winning Pirates
makes it seem a ripe time for review OF
his work in the past. The record is such az
10 Indicate that the forty-thrce-Ne Near-oid re-
oruit first baseman should make good.
Wagner participated in i23 games last
season making 12A hits and forty-nvc runs.
The Flying Dutchman had an average Of
.2s7, which ia precisely ten points better
than his batting mark Of 1915. His safe
vallops for 1916 netted him thirty-siX extra
bases for he was credited with one home
run. nine triples and fifteen doubles.
Remarkable Record
The famous shortston's consistent per-
forrauce for the entire twenty years is
shown by n glance at his grand totals FOR
ths length ot time. lie has been at bat
1O1gs times, and his safe swats foot mp to
gS6g Thus, he can boast of a grand aver
age of $50. In spite Of the fact that his last
three campaigns have found him below the
coveted 800 mark.
Another interesting fact is disclosed by
the records Hans still has the distinction
Of having registered a fraction more than
one hit per game for his score of years in
the National League. lie has played in
s72g games. This means that he has placed
almost five drives in safe territory in
each of his four games. on an average.
Thus IL is seen that bascballs s grand old
patriarch continues to uphold his unique
record for reliability. While lie is naturally
rroud Of this dazzling diamond achieve
ments. Wagner plays ball for results and
not for glory. lie cloutcd in the 800 class
the largest part of last season. but late in
the race series of injuries got the better
Of him, and he fell into a slump which took
him down below the trIple-century mark,
ut which every batsmau aims.
Cobb Close Second
Ty Cobb comes nearer to Wagner's rec
ord in this line than any other hitter now
I'm baseball. The famous siuggcr Of the
Detroit Americans has rounded out his
eleventh consecutive campaign rs Il 800
batsman, but he must travel six more sea-
sons at this clip before he can equal the
Pittburgher's wonderful mark Of seventeen
straight years Dan Brouthers. the old
timer therefore, remains second to Wag-
ner Dan smOte 800 for fourteen seasons
Wagner played in siNty-Orc games during
1897, which was his first season as a major
leaguer lie made eighty-threc hits and
thirtv-eight runs out Of 2i1 times at bat,
giving him an average of .3ii as a starter.
He fell back to 3O5 in his second year, get
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ting so hits and eighty runs out Of sci
times w, end participating In 14S games
in 1899. which was his third and last sea-
son ut Louisville, Hans hung UP the batting
average of ,3j0. lic took part in Ii games.
The Louisville stars were transferred TO
pittsburgh in 1900. and Wagner continued
his wonderful work with the stick. ClOuting
the bail at $50. Ills figures in the following
thirteen seasons were .352, .329 3j5. .3ip.
.3b8 800 $50, .26A. .33g, .32n. .33i. .32i and
800 BY this time he had rounded out SOW
cntecn consecutive seasons without falling
below the 800 class. No other player In
fast company ever registered such an
achievement and It is believed that this
enyiablc record never will be equaled In
the annals Of modern baseball.
Big Drop in 1911
Hans WaEnor'a first year outside the cher
ishcd 300 circle was In 1915 when his fig
uros dropped TO 252, However. he made
l3e gafotics out Of 551 times at bat In
1915 his showing was q trtle better for his
! 55 hits out Of J6G times up gave him a
percentage of .27L The season Just ended
noitcd him 12i hits ont of 432 times at bat
his average being .2SI.
Daring his twenty years OF service under
Barney DrpvCuss the putchman has stolen
grand total Of III bases. Ills best season
I'm the pifcring Of pillows was i'm 1907. when
he was credited with sixty-Oue steals. His
poorest showing In this respect was made
this year whom eleven steals were recorded
by this great athlete Prior To- the season
Just finished his worst attempt was i'm 1911.
when he purlo,ucd exactly twenty The
Iattor number was lust two shy Of the pill
rcriug total he iuadc in his first campaign
at Louisville.
Hans enjoyed his banner campaign as
a run-getter in 1905. when he crossed the
plate lli times For his twenty years In
the big show he has averaged cighty-sX
talllcs 10 the season. This is based upon
the official figures Of the National League
for nineteen years ana the unofficial aver
ages for the present season.
Here are the records of Wagner in a
nutshell. showing what he has done in all
OF his twenty years as hatsmau beginning
with 1897 and ending with 1916.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-02
INTERCOLLEGIATE TENNIS
College Men Are Eager to Broaden
Game-Tourney May Be Held Here

NEW YORK, Jan 2,--A9 interCoIeElato IN
ably win be susgested 10 the intercollegiate
Lawn Tennis Association at Its annual meeting
next month. The subject discussed by rep
rssentatlyeS Of several Of the Soeges duriqg
the national Junior championship here last week.
Among the institutions named as probable con
tenders for such title are Columbia, Princeton
Harvard, Yale, Amherst. Furdhan. George
town, Rutgers and l.ef'sh.
The Easter holiday season has been suggested
al a desirable time for holding the tournament
and oyerlures for available courts PROBABLY VIII
1t IS indicated that the proposed tournament
grew out OF a desire OF the intercollegiate assJ-
citation 20 broaden the game Wherever II has
jurisdiction
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-02
CARPENTER AND WELLS
IN MATCH FOR CHARITY

Georges Carpenter the famous boxing
champion Of Europe, recently entered the
ring for tho first time since the beginning
of the war at q charity show held at the
Trocadero. Paris. His opponent was Ger
rand Champagne. The Paris journal lie
Sport says that a charity match is being
arranged between Carpenter and Bonn
bardier Wells, the English heavyweight,
the proceeds to 20 to the Red Cross funds.
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Williams Defaults in Golf Tourney

PINEHuRST. ~ e.. Jan 2.-rhc midwiutcr
golf tournament has been narrowed to the semi
finals in all divisions tho FIRST four PLAYING
their second match round over course and
the last four course ]. PHILIP Carter y
scheduled opponent, e. II. Williams. OF phludcl-
phiu. defnultcd. ana interest conferred In the
Fillmore FobcsGn Hunter had Robeson down
at the turn. going out IN 30, against RObCsDu'I =
~. but the latter managed 10 even matters at
tho sixteenth ana won the last two holes in
f1urs to Hunters tyeS. Both finished with
medal rounds of 81, RObesou working the return
Journey in 40 and Hunter requiring live strukcs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-02

BERKELEY. Cal, Jan. g George
Holmes lIowison, professor of philosophy
emeritus at the University of California
eiEhty-two.
Professor Ifowison retired from active
work few years ago. Recently he and his
wife gave $4,000 TO the University of CAL
ifornia to finance the HOwison foundation
by means of which the aged philosopher
hoped to perpetuate his work Of dlscov-
cring and training new philosophers
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-02
No Leniency Toward Francis ouimet

DENVER, Jan. EVERY game iu tu" rrnln
Of sport Is directly or Indirectly Involved In
tloni at its annual meeting in New York next
WeeE. on tn" question OF what constitutes an
president Of thc nsSocigtlun, who left hero for
tho final gathering. 1T i4 either sport for
sports sake sport for gain" said Mr. Wood
ward, The question OF the amateur standing
OF Francis Ou'm"t. John j. sullivan and Paul
TewkShury, Mr., woodward said would undoubt,
cdly bU discussed. The men were suspended
last year On charges that they had engaged in
tie sporting EuUda business.
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p. o. S. of A. Indorses Food Embargo

ALTOONA. Pa, Jan. 2.-DeclarlnE that
wages have not kept pace with the thirty
TO forty per cent advance in the cost Of
living during the last two years, the semi
annual convention of Patriotic order Sons
Of America Of Blair County, indorsed a
food embargo. The delegates unanimously
adopted II resolution calling on Congress
TO use all the means at It's command to
remedy the matter by means Of iuvcstigat-
ing committees and an embargo on all food
stus."
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Basketball Scores of
NeW Years Day Games
STANDING or EASTERN LEAGUE

STANDING or EASTERN LEAGUE
W. l.. &c. w. l.. nc.
+ s9i Ss%9sR d $SS $3S
SCHEDULE FOR TOMORROW NIGHT
GreystOck at De Neri.
EASTERN LEAGUE
GreystocS, 80; Camden 20
Greystock, 5ti Camden, 80.
Trenton 2O' Jasper, IS.
Reading l3; De Neri, IL
COLLEGE GAME
Dartmouth, 2Ii G. c. n, Y, 20.
GLOUCESTER CITY LEAGUE
Monmouth, %; Triangle a. c., 10.
Gallagher, 20; Oriental, II.
READING INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE
Reading Steel, Is; Carpenter steel, II.
Reading Eagles, 23; Metropolitan Electric, l2'
AMERICAN LEAGUE
West Branch, 30 Simpson, 25.
Xavier aii COLUMBIA. -.
DRENEL BIDDLE LEAGUE
Prltchard asi Mediator, n.
FrlIchard "a, 22i Mediator 2d' 10.
BROTHERHOOD LEAGUE
St. simeon's, 81; Richardson Memorial, 20.
OTHER GAMES
=, Carlisle Indians, 80; Methodist Club, Har-
Peerless, 80; BIrdsboro, H.
Seneca, a6i Riyerton, ~.
East. ,streudsbqrg H., 2si Pen Argyll H., i3.
shamokin, n; Hancock, 30.
Bethlehem H., 49, Nazareth H., 4 lgirlsl.
Bethlehem H., 81 Nazareth H.. l6oysi.
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JOHNNY COULON COMES
BACK-ONLY FEW STEPS

NEW YORK. Jan. 2--Johnny Coulon has
come bacls'-just a few steps. Joe Wagner
didn't come back and therein lies the
tale Of Coulon's easy ten-round victory over
tho local veteran Wagner, scaling ll6
pounds. outweighed CoulOn by four pounds.
Neither had boxed for long time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-02

NEW YORK, Jan. 2,-An intercollegiate In,
door lawn tennis championship tournament prob,
ably VIII he suggested TO- the lnLcTnatioaal Lawn
Tennis Association ut its annual meeting next
month Among the institutions named prob,
able contenders for such title are Columbia,
ptunsylvuuiu Princeton, Harvard, Yale, Am,
horst, Furihum, Georgetown, Rutgers and lie.
high The Easter holiday season has been sug'
gcstrd as a desirable time for holding the tour,
nameut and Overtures for available courts prub'
ably Will be made to clubs In Boston and Phila'
delphia.
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Hutchinson Wins at Court Tennis

TUXEDO PARK, y. Y, Jan. "A large and
fashionable uuIience saw d.. l.. Hutchinson. Sd;
0f Philadelphia. defeat Stanley G.. Mortimer, of
'Tuycdo three sets 10 one. In the final round OF
the court tennis championship for the rusNdo
challenge cup yesterday. The score was 6-i, l-b,
6-5. G-3. The victory gave Mr.. Hutchinson lne
first leg the trophy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-02

,,,t q, t,no,,o No "A t1o eorvod NJ that
.,atior mill Nforcb o teoe whom he was
80 t ttrgirc NJ, AZ yybIia win the
,,t,r ,,,,,,,e,,y 1-u,t, ,,,,,. bis orst note
,,lo,tb,, rosc,,a and In tbc s,n,e yeor 1898
Es attepiptaI ,he rescue Of "A conrade. and
ro,rIv inst his own ne I'm doing so
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, p.,,tmr ,lict,tl, ,,',ri.s nm. o5
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MEDAL WINNERS RESIGN
Two gold medal winners have hand
ed in their designations from the
fire department TO take effect at
the same time. They are George
w. Ford, tllerman of Truck !,
above, and John Kurt2, hoseman Of
the same company. below.
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WINTER RESORTS


Westminster [y ave nePr r,I Beach Sssi Elsy9 IHs
water. SO up wlSy. 81 up daily. Chas. Buhre
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-30

er. The rookie is a native of Cinein-
natl and got his first experience on the
Redland sand lots. As demon swatter,
he first gained reputation on the semi
professional teams around Cincinnati and
worked into the ranks OF the Federal
outlaws in 1914, when he signed up with
st. Louis, but for some reason, he had
no chance to get into the game there and
at the beginning of the next campaign
The next year the Harrisburg franchise
national league In this league Witter
staetter made good from the first he
had a chance to play regularly and filled
the bill to complete satisfaction of his
manager, who kept him in there. Dur.
ing this campaign, he took part in 1875
contests and at the end of the season
he had an average of 1905 in batting.
The next year the Harrisburg franchise
was transferred to Newark, and in that
city he again made good with the fans
by his long distance hits at times when
they were needed. Again in Newark he
the horsehide for the same big
average which he did on the preceding
year while with Harrisburg, ending the
year with an average of 292. This fell
low has the name of being fast and
graceful fielder, who can throw the ball
on line from deep right field to either
home plate or third base. He bats and
throws left handed and is said to be y
fearless batsman whom pitchers find
hard to drive from the plate He has
plenty of grit and all boxmen look alike
to him, be they right or left handlers, dis
,iples of the spitball or bean ball.