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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-12
FOUR CHTCAGOANS
IN WESTERN GOLF
Ouimet, Anderson and Gull
ford Sole Representatives
of Eastern Contingent
SAWYER SETS UP RECORD

MIDLOTHIAN CLUB, Chicago, July IL.
Four Chlcagonns, two Bostonians, a New
Yorker and a South American are left in
the struggle for the western amateur golf
championship The luck Of the draw Is with
the men from Chicago. for none OF them Is
paired against each other The most Inn
portant match is that between Ned Sawyer.
a former western champion. and John G.
Anderson. twice a national runner up
The palrings today follow:
Donald Edwards, Chicago, VS. Jack May,
Buenos Aires
Paul Burnett Chicago, VS. Francis ouimet,
Boston.
Kenneth Edwards Chicago. VS. Jesse p.
Guilford, Boston.
J, C. Anderson. New York. vs d. e
Sawyer. Chicago.
The weather was cold and threatening,
The Edwards brothers, whose medal play
in the early stages Of the tournament
excited admiration. are till in the ring.
a worlds record, eNtra-hole match was
staged yesterday Ned Sawyer. of the Bobo-
link Club, Chicago, defeating Robert Mark
well, Yale University star, on the forty-sec-
ond hole after having been five down at the
twenty-seventh hole. II took par golf for
the veteran Sawyer, western champion In
1905, to overtake his younger opponent
who was dormle three after thirty-three
holes Of splendid golf but the strain finally
told on the young collegian.
The other seven matches were not close
and three were one-sided. Francis Ouimet,
of Boston, defeated j. T. Henry, of Chicago
and ?. in a rainy finish. Tho former
national champion barely kept square on
the first nine with a a. one over par, but
gained three holes on the second nine.
Jack May, Argentina champion, had no
trouble in ousting T. Hoover Bankard, OF
Chicago, and s, and Peter Burnet downed
his fellow Chicagoan, X. j. Peterson, 3
and 2.
In runaway affair. Jesse p. Guilford,
Massachusetts champion, defeated G. Decker
French, Of Rock Island Arsenal, 3 and -,
being 10 up at the end of the first round.
In another lop-sided contest, Donald Ed
wards, Of Midlothian medalist in the quail
flying rounds, defeated, 10 up and s, the
only British contestant. J. S. Worthington.
John G.. Anderson, of New York, hitting par
golf on the second round, defeated Robert
Bowker, OF Chicago. and T. after the pub
lie links expert had held the eastern player
even on the first eighteen holes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-12
BASEBALL CLUBS ONLY KNOWN
BY NICKNAMES BY THE FANS
Uniforms in Main Responsible for Pet Names Of
the Big Clubs-How McGraw Came to
Call the White Elephants

the name from time lmmemoriai The hue
of the stockings worn by the players had
everything to do with the comforting Of the
title on both. This brings in the White
Sox, Of Chicago. who likewise have a time
worn nickname
Some Real Ancient Titles
As with the foregoing, so also is Il with
the Cardinals and Browns Of St Louis
Theirs are ancient titles, the coors of
stockings and uniform caps, as In the case
Of the great majority OF the clubs, having
to do with the matter Add the Pirates 60
that list and the origin OF the nicknames
Of six of the big league clubs can be easily
understood.
II is a bit different with the Giants.
There was the period away. away back,
when the New York Nationals were, to a
man, players of size. Hence the name, and
1t hasn't varied through the years
Brooklyn fell on "Dodgers'--which is
diminutive Of trolley dodgers-as a pleasant
reminder by her over-the-bridg nelghbor
OF New York of custom of the strange
burgs committing Inhabitants. In a way IL
is far-fetched
1t is a wide-open clnch to figure where
the Phllies got their name. That other
Philadelphia club, tho Athletics bear an
ancient and honorable name.
That is only a general title that demands
no reason for tracing its ancestry But the
club has white elephant as an emblem.
inc players wear II on their uniforms as
do the Cubs of Chicago n cub emblem.
McGraw and White Elephants
In the case Of tho Athletics the tale car
ries interest 1t appears that in the earlier
days Of the American League John J. Mo-
Graw, OF the Giants, made the character
istic remark that Connie Mack had a white
elephant on his hands in the Philadelphia
club. This same remark was remembered
by Mack and he took pride in making Nc.
Graw remember 1t when success crowned
the Mackan efforts. SO runs the tale, at
any rate.
Those who can remember the famous
machine that represented the National
League in Chicago back in the days when
the American League was young will recol-
lect the names OF an array of wonderful
players who composed the greatest ball club
that ever stepped on a diamond. At the
period when they we're in process of forma-
ton they were all of practically the same
age. They were in effect club of young
sters, so the name of Cubs fell naturally
to them. with all the prestige that attaches
to il, 1t is a surety the same will survive
for many years
II must be confessed that the applica-
tion of the names yankees" and Indians"
is somewhat surrounded with mystery as
to their particular reason for application.
At least, no particular explanation has ever
been forthcoming for the same. As for
the Tigers there is no mystery there. The
striped stockings as we'll as the general dis
position Of the club that won pennants for
Detroit made the moniker a highly hitting
one.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-12
MEDALS FOR BOY ATHLETES
Fourth of July Prizes Awarded to Starr
Garden Athletes

The boys who have been using Starr
Garden Recreation Park as their Franklin
Field received medals last night which they
had won in track and field events on the
Fourth of July, from A. L. Wanamaker,
secretary of the Middle Atlantic Division,
A. A. u. Mr.. Wanamalter gave the boys
a heart-to heart talk and told them In all
their games to play fair, He reminded them
that when he was boy none Of the young
sters dreamed OF getting a prize for win
ming race. Aaron Fall, supervisor Of Starr
Garden, and p. Schmidt, assistant super
visor, also addressed the boys
Pennants were awarded to the A. M. b.,
Randolph, Ardentes and Monarch Clubs.
Among the medal winners were Louis Katz,
J. Murphy, d. SeybeTt, +. Ralish, l.. Albert,
]. Annes A. weisgerber, S. Samaschick, A.
Freeman, A. Godstein, NJ, Verlinsky, b.
Johnson. A. Filter, ]. Johnson, n. Levin, G.
Byran, j. Schwartz, NJ. Levinson, II. Nader
ski, d. Brick, w. Segal A. Turner W. Shee-
han n. Burman, b. German, T. Blair and j.
Lee.
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In 1903. He remained with that team, which
won four National League and two worlds
championships, until 1918, when Charley
Murphy dismissed him. This was considered
80 unfair that Murphy was forced to retire
from baseball However as soon as it was
known that Evers was out of a job, Boston
paid him 100000 to sign a contract and
thus paved the way TO winning the pen
nant in 1914. That year johnny made
more than $4,000, which is a record.
Unless the sun shines today there Is little
likelihood OF baseball game at tho Phis'
Park. The outfeld is in bad shape and the
infield could be better. Moran had his
pitchers out working this morning. but the
other members of the squad remained in the
training house, where they improved their
batting eyes in plnochle game.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-12

LIVERY day during the baseball playing
IL season and with more or less frequency
at other periods Of the year the major
league clubs. not by their regulation titles
but by their official nicknames. are on the
tongues Of thousands nay millions of fans.
No one refers to the Boston Nationals
or the Boston Americans II he does It may
be written down that that fellow isn't one
Of the regulars.
Every ball club must Of necessity be
known by some pet name and every club 10
There are-merely TO tabulate them-the
Braves. Cardinals. Phillles Giants, Dodgers,
Cubs Reds and Pirates in the National
League In the sister big league are the
Red Sox, Yankees, White Sox, Indians, IT,
gers, Browns, Athletics or White Elephants,
and Senators. At n glance any fan In the
span Of the United States can recognize the
identity OF the club merely by its moniker.
Uniforms Largely Responsible
Now there comes a query concerning the
origin OF the various nlcknames. on the
face OF It, It is obvious why certain clubs
have acquired a distinctive name apart from
that one appearing in the official formal
records Of the league wherein they represent
n big city. Some distinction OF uniform IL
the basis for afflNing an endurable title by
which the club-once It has been named to
satisfaction-is bound to be known There
is more or less Of fog surrounding the
origin Of others but for the greater part II
can easily be explained why the clubs are
known by this and that nickname--appro-
pirate or not--rather than another.
At times club will change its title. As
a club shifts ownership It sometimes shucks
its popular name. But this isn't so COM
mon nowadays. As the clubs are bound to
a nickname now, so they are apt to be some
years hence.
How the Braves Were Named
There are the Braves. Their name Is
with them to stay because they made 1t
stick after It had been fastened on them by
their owner. Jim Gaffney. When he went
and bought the then Boston Nationals. pre-
viously known by any number of ncknames
facetious and otherwise. he found n namo
that appealed TO him He named his own
club and the Braves they were ever since
the early period Of his regime as president
and owner. through their rise from the
chronic cellar habit to the winning of
worlds championship down to the present
day. II is alleged that James e. Gaffney-
still big power behind the throne in base
ball-paid a delicate tribute to his afflla-
tions with Tammany when he settled upon
tho title.
Also the Red Sox were so named in an
official way In the days when John l. Tay-
lor was pursuing his highly popular way
as president of the champs he decided on
the name. and II is so TO this day.
As with the Red SoX, 1t is so with the
Reds Of Cincinnati, but the latter have had
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-12
EXPLAINS RUTH CASE
johnson Says Pitcher Was Punished for
Assaulting Umpire

CHICAGO, July l2.-Ban johnson, presi-
dent Of the American League, yesterday
came TO bat with an explanation OF his
action I'm the Babe" Ruth case
ruth was suspended and fined for his
assault on Umpire owens" said johnson.
HE did not receive the full penalty be-
cause II was his first onense. The facts
are Ruth was suspended ror ten days ana
fined 800 for his offense. The club tried
70 squeeze out on a nlne-day suspension :
but Ruth was out ten fun days"
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EUers May Join
PhiLLieS' Squad
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
asset to any club. Everybody knows he Is
wonderful player and his aggressiveness
keeps the other members on the team con-
stantly on their toes. Pat Moran has n
chance to put over good trade but the
fans may rest assured that he will not hook
up with cripple, Pat has enough Of those
things already,
Evers Is thirty-four years old, having
been born In Troy, n. Y, in 1888. He be-
gan his professional career in 1902 with tho
Troy team and went to the Chicago Cubs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-12
FRESHMAN SPORTS ONLY
Athletic Council Decides Against Var
sity Athletics

NEW HAVEN, Conn, July 12.-YRle's
effort to settle the question Of resuming
athletics this fall has resulted in a decision
Of the Athletic Council that only freshman
sports can be held, as far as is known now.
The council again asserted Its position that
all athletics must be kept subservient to
the military needs OF the country.
The suggestion will be laid before the
athletic officials at Princeton and Harvard,
but II Is too early TO predict that the
games can be arranged
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-12

Evening Ledger Decisions

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.-Iohnny GrlNhths out
pointed Johnny Tilman.
MEDICINE hat. Alherta-Clonle TAFT ston-
ned Johnny OIcary, tenth, tho latter losing
the lightweight title Of Canada.
GAYETY TUEATRF-Percy Lawrence won
from Kid Britt; Charley Mayo quit to Patsy
ROwnnn, secOndi Joe Smith bent Kid Reagan;
O'Keefe stopped Kid Nelson, irsti Tom Kelly
won from Joe McCnhlll.
Hen Hauber will be in better shape than
ever in his career for his match with Jack
II beaten tho Fairmount middleweight Will have
Nickel Riley, Frankie McFadden VS.. Reddy
Welsh, Andy Rivers VS. Johnny Hogan and
Joe Kane VS.. Benny Moinster
Four philadelphia boxers will aapPear in ten
round bouts at the ball park In Baltimore sat
urday afternoon. Jimmy McGabe Is to meet
Ruck Taylor. Battling Mack will take on Young
Dundee, Billy Hines will box Steve FlesSner
and another local boxer will pair on with Bobby
Burns. Phil GlasHman will chaperon the Phila-
delphians to the Oriole city
little Petey Herman is home boy. II has
taken him several weeks to select an abode for
his folks, and finally he got one Of the best
in New Orleans. According to word from there
today Herman is gradually recovering from an
attack OF hollis that forced him TO pass up
several July matches, He will be prepared TO
get started again early in August.
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Ranks. Soccer PLAYER, Killed

ana fans In this city was killed IN France while
Combating a German sniper few days ago.
Banks prior 70 leaying this city for France,
captained the Wanderers team, or the Allied
AnIsrican Football Association the season they
won ne Allied cup
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-12

H. schlff, treasurer OF the New York chapter Of
the American Red Cross, a check for $4,000,
reprssentlng 10 per cent OF the Yankees share
OF the receipts OF the series with the Washing
ton club at the Polo Grounds July and 8.
Ty Cobb didn't set the only hit on Babe
Ruth. Bush spoiled the otheIyise perfect day.
George Siser gained three points on Cobb
rear Of the leader.
Two pitchers from the Northwestern I,eaR,le
will get into major league uniforms. They are
Joe DALEY. Of the Seattle team. and CLARK
Dickerson, OF the Butte club, and will 20 re-
spectively, 20 Detroit and Cleveland The North
western League goes up in smoke Saturday.
today A, De Bus Joined Hugo Bezdeks bunch
after the latter refused TO waive on the young
ster from Fargo, ". D.. from the 81. Louis
Cards.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-12
BINGLES AND BUNGLES
An of Day

An Oh Day
'TT9' oiS..;, psa9;etuL on ths eastern 'front.'
No battle CRY 70 split the sky
No sharp ARTILLERY.
Tt' fai ifie rdTTaSo1s RT;Tts61 dqgi 5gi psu NEIL.
And kept the tean,s from play.
III II the sportlsht today-The Athletics, They
unusual winning streak Of three in a row,
1T was the MacEmen's fourth victory in Ave
On Myers Ss oS 5 Ts sysP ts he a SS1
uPs F.S snS schspT had perfect day at the
r'ps to the plate,
To Trade Magee for Marsans
CHICAGO ILL.,. July 12.-Les Magee. the New
hork Americans high-prlced outfieider. is on
tSst Market; e. Rill Donoyan announced Yesterday
RSs b4ovr!A Arn7S1dO fIarsaqs, of the 81. Louis
IA th9s .9Sh is the player likely to be obtained In
ssSfsc isc. vas S 9pe q Fielder Jones' i've Ptchsrs
io bs,ts.t ths as, and the collegian was treated
''s'' no worse than the other four
PAIllH IlHs a. ne Postponement Of todqvs game, tie
aas nsre hasn't been any baseball here since satIr
ourS SSSaPSS STSg, &nS Johnny PTndff GET
s@ii1eE serinfeIE,, end Dundee must walt until the
heti h1tiOe Enth pitched ruthless ball against De-
allowing but one hit.
Loving Cup for Wagner
asonn nsSv{ o rain yesterday prevented the ssls-
s ne viii be nss gay Observed sT HPi fhs er
WsensrD DebbgIe game time the veteran Honus
& eup 'PsSr'iPsGP By PTePsidsnt S chPrss Il
team OF the Brooklyn club. on behalf Of his
lbSsstss,.r rain .,gut put crimp in one of Charley
''N"s Me- he has plenty OF holidays to spare.
nss nssi q BrsSPs;r B%SSEPsr viii be- Eiyen silysr Ioyins
national League.
eso fassd nsd Sex Sex are in FIRST place again. Chi
Baseball Fraternity Quits
70 iSs ioSsrstth that the Baseball Players Fraternity
Iaks Dam exists was learned yesterday from
sii1psr vice president Of OF the hee fratsrnty Who
auss thIa hIDers xs had not been asked to pay their
Nla iad, r think that Fielder Jones.s wonderful
damned In there By the Athletics.
sSSftlbsss SSHfytflssks ds, another ss3s for the
.tssasis sssa ellhoolsy has rejOinsa the YANKEES
lss NJ ,,sl TsES players think isssy srs sdil doing
Yankees Aid Red Cross
P::sss q SNSps 3ssss 3s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-12

taikfest with CLANCY yesterday afternoo
q Would you box Benny Leon
ardF a. Anything Mr.. Harris says
goes
@ Would you box Johnny Kill
bane again? A, Anything Mr.
Harris says goes
Q. WIN you knock out Johnny
Dundee? A. Anything Mr.. Harris
says goes
Q. tfrom bystander) Would you
box Jess Willard? A. Anything
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-12
FIVE ENTRIES IN 5O-MILE
MOTOR-PHCE RACE TONIGHT
Champion Carman to Start in Long
Grind at Point Breeze Park
Drome

A field of five riders will face the starter
in tonight's fifty-mile motor-paced race at
the Point Breeze Motordrome. They are
Carman, Lawrence, Madonna, Cory and
Mcnamara.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-12
Giving Harris the Floor

Replying TO the same Leonard question.
Mr.. Harris SAID:
Yes, George would box Leonard; he
doesn't bar any one or Kibane, either.
But n Leonard wants bout with CLANCY
Benny amt going to be the only one to
grab OF big purse. Georgle viii have
TO get n sweet chunk Of sugar-and fur
thermore large piece I absolutely will
not allow Leonard to pad his reputation on
the strength Of n bout with Chaney and
let him get away with all Of the money
He can grab of most Of Il, but not much
more than Chaney is 10 get.
We continued Harris, talking like n
regular manager, WE" very emphatically,
will box Leonard. I'll listen to any and
all offers made for n Chaney-Leonard
match-but not until George finishes his
little Job with Mr.. Dundee"
That interest in the match for tonight
is at high pitch was proved yester-
day afternoon. when 1856 calls--not by
actual count-were answered over each and
every one Of the four different telephones in
the sports sanctum of the f. l.. All the
queries were the same rs the fight on?"
Big Crowd Expected
If these many anxious requests can be
used n criterion there should he few
empty chairs in tho grandstand and bleach
ers at the Athletics grounds. And those
who are on hand are certain to be in on a
regular bout, one that may have n knockout
finish and again. II may not Neverthe-
less, there will be a lot Of action pushed,
piled and squeezed into the eighteen min
utes, and a pleasant time should be had by
all--eXcepting Dundee and Chaney, who, in
putting over the pleasure for the sake of
the spectators, will mingle pleasure with
dspleasure in delivering and receiving
healthy and hefty wallops.
It's all in fun, they say, but not for the
one on the receiving end.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-12

RETURNS TO BALL ToGS
Rhody Wallace, veteran infelder
of the st. Louis Browns and re-
Gently an umpire in the American
League, has signed Cardinal con-
tract. Miller Higgins will use
Wallace as a utility player.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-12
Big Crowd Expected
SCRAPS ABOUT sCRAPPERs

Benny Leonard takes his Anal preliminary
workout before the public in Now York to-
nlght In preparation for his Johnny kilbane
bout here on the 25th. He boxes Los Angeles
frankie Burns; Leonard should have little
trouble from Burns. The latter is the same
Burns who boxed here two years ago and
showed little but gamcness.
Ieachle Cross, than whom there never
a craftier boxer, is proving the same In bus-
ness The retired lightweight owns an auto
mobile tire concern and, TO prove that his tires
are the best ever, teaches has plastered four Of
his shoes on his own machine and started
for tho coast means OF demonstrating his
goods
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-12

Ty Cobb didn't get the only hit OF Babs
Ruth. Bush spoiled the othe1Vise perfect day
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To Trade Magee for Marsans

A. srunk and Schang had n perfect day at the
IN. ,nanh .h cracked out as many hits In three
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-12
WHAT MAY HAPPEN
IN BASEBALL TODAY

'PostpOned-wct grounds.
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati nt New YOrk-RaIn two Eames).
Pittsburgh at BrOOklyn-Rain,
st. Louis at BOstOn-Cloudy two games).
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Athletics at st. Louis-Clear.
Washington at Cleveland-ClOudy.
DOstOn at DetrOlt-Cloudy.
New York at ChicagO-Cloudy 1.-TWO Eames).
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
American League
Athletics. I8j st. Louis 3.
Cleveland, 81 Washington O.
Boston, IL Detroit, o.
ChlcaEo-New YOrk-wet grounds,
National League
IAN Eames postponed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-12

4. Elmer Myers, after given a tremendous lead,
N the eighth ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-12

.ghlCAGo ILL.,, July Lice Magee, the New
MO Amerlcan.s hlgh-priced outfielder, Is on
TRs TRss market, Bill Donovan announced yesterday
ihst ne s 70 be traded in the near future; and
~ Ho.ns .as Is the player likely to be obtained In
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Eyerything Set

Also, Dundee and CLANCY are two dan
gerous contenders for the crown that now
adorns the well-combed locks of Benny
Leonard Dundee has met Leonard four
Inherent times, before Benjamin deposed
Fred Welsh, and John is anxious to have
the pleasure Of a fifth meeting. CLANCY on
the other hand, would not commit himself
about engaging Leonard i'm combat.
Some questions and answers during
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n the sportllght today-The Athletics, They
Ook Ook IKE a regular ball club now, with the
'nusual winning streak OF three in row.
The Lake County times., 1917-01-10
LOWELL

Mrs Charles Lee OF Shelby, was
Lowell visitor yesterday
Miss Mamie Nichols mas accepted A
position as secretary of one of the i'm
portant committees in the state senate
at indianapolis.
DR.. l. L. Bailey went to Indianap-
oils yesterday to attend the meeting
of the State Veterinarian association
DR.. c. f. Broad OF Crown Point. was
in Lowell yesterday and went from
here to Indianapolis to attend the vet
erinary meeting.
Miss Henrietta Baughman who has
been spending her vacation here with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Baugh-
man, left yesterday for her school at
Forrest Glen. Md
Mrs. Walter Brookfeld OF Los An
geles. Cal. is visiting her foster par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs C. r. Wood.
Born. TO Mr.. and Mrs. Nate Davis,
Tuesday, Jan. 9. a girl.
The Kenney Bros. Reduction Com
pany has rented the garage next door
to the Tribune office for the storing
of their motor trucks.
Rev. V B. Services went to Crawfords-
Vile, Ind. yesterday to visit relatives
and friends for a few days.