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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
KONEY NOT PLATE-SHY,
DESPITE NINE "BEANINGS''
Braves First Baseman Has Taken
Hard Raps, but Still Welcomes
Speed Boys

One of the Braves players showed a de-
cided tendency to back away from the
plate In a recent game with the Phillies
In which Alexander was pouring them over
like shells from three-inch cannon All
of which brought out the fact that it's sell
dom you ever see Big Ed Konetchy pull
away. If anybody ever had cause to side
step, fall down or run to the bench 1t is
Bid Ed.
The great first baseman has been beaned
nine times. OF course, he has had his share
of swallops elsewhere on his anatomy, but
nine 'beanings" is quite a record Honey
naturally makes great target. But while
Alexander was burning them over Edward
was standing up to them and knocking them
for triples, doubles, singles, as the case
might be.
Miller Higgins was a great man for
getting hit and so was Jake Stahl but thew
managed to get their wallops in the back.
arm or leg Koney's favorite place is right
on the old knob. Is he afraid? Well, we
should say not. He wishes Walter john
son was pitching in his league, that's what
he does. They talk about boxers taking
head beatngs and then going daffy, but no
one believes that Honey is getting that
way.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
.SWARTHMORE PREP
SCORES A VICTORY
Downs Penn Charter in
Baseball Game at Queen
Lane-HaverfOrd Wins
ST. JOE BEATS LA SALE

Swarthmore Preparatory School took ad-
vantage of every chance to score in the
Penn Charter School game yesterday after
| noon at Queen Lane, and the score
Swarthmore 20, Penn Charter, 9-shows
just what Coach Anthony's boys can do
when they are going right.
Penn Charter was unable to stop the
many batting rallies. The fact that Coach
Merritts twrling staff was on the blink
also had something to do with the twenty
run score. Bill Fleming couldn't fool the
heavy-hitting Swarthmorites, neither could
Lester Stley when he pitched the seventh
and eighth innings, and Art Fleming was
also up in the air.
1t was a baseball game. nevertheless,
though Coach Merritt would hardly call
it that. A cold day, combined with the
general unsteadiness of the Quakers, helped
to send Penn Charter down the toboggan.
Today the Penn Charter and Friends Cen
tral mines meet In an Interacademc League
contest.
Not content with winning only in track
the Haverford School nine defeated the
Central High School players in the game
played at the Main Line field yesterday
afternoon 6 to s. Dick Lott did some clever
work in the box for Coach Charles Eckles's
team. Colyn Humphreys was on the receiv-
ing end.
The Central High nine which is the
youngest in the Interscholastc League,
showed signs of staleness. The Crimson
and Gold won from Germantown High
Monday when krug was pitching. On Tues
day Central beat Frankford, with Martin
and later Bill Cravis in the box. Yestcr-
day McNerney was given a chance and
everything considered, he pitched a very
good game, but not quite good enough to
outwit the Main Liners.
La Sale College lost the opening game
of the series with st. Josephs College
Bryne was the big factor in st. Joe's vic
tory. as it was his timely double that gave
the Stiles street team the 7-to-3 victory.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

terest at a record pace and the rapid-fire
raising Of S125,000 the other night for the
new clubhouse and grounds is something
new altogether 1t would seem from the
preliminary plans that the idea is to turn at
least 100000 of the hoped-for fund into the
revised golf course which will take in thr-
teen holes instead Of the present nine.
The new property acquired presents very
rolling frontage and some very annoying
hills might well be built. Fire in the old
locker house started the ball rolling. The
shower-bath headquarters are now a sad
wreckage.
. Many cherished set of knickers was
licked up in those flames, with many a
links-blackened club, and many a hacked
ball was fried, only to explode and pop out
Of the flaming building like frightened
skyrocket on a stilly night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

TTNIERE must be something in Cleveland's s
general atmosphere to bolster up the
Batting Eye.
First there was Nap Lajoie, and shortly
after his arrival the Cleveland club one
season boasted no fewer than eight 200
hitters in Lajoe, Flick, Clarke, Bemis
Rossman, Bay, Bradley and Turner.
Then as Larry began to wane Joe Jack
son arrived Jackson's first two years
were .40S and .395.
When Jackson passed on to Chicago Iris
Speaker soon arrived from Boston. The
Texan could always hit but his general
average had been about forty points below
Cobb's. But once established in Cleveland
harness, his first official act was to dethrone
Cobb and end his nine-ear reign And
row for the new campaign Speaker is once
more out in front of the pack.
Cobb's main opponents have always been
Cleveland entries - Lajoie, Jackson and
Speaker. And If any citizen outhits Cobb
this season, the fusillade is almost sure to
come from Cleveland rampant.
"The Giants of Yesterday"
where are the SHOWS of yesterday"
querled the poet. We have no distinct idea,
but the Giants of Yesterday are almost as
badly scattered Merkle. Doyle and
Demaree with the Cubs-Stock with the
Phillies-Mathewson with the Reds-Ru-
dolph and Gowdy with the Braves-Mar-
guard and Meyers with the Dodgers
Bescher and Ames with the Cardinals
about the only ball club the Giants haven't
replenished with talent is Pittsburgh. OF
the 1913 Giants-McGraw's last pennant
tribe-only four remain--Fletcher, Herzog
Burns and Tesreau.
Fandom's Response
We. too, thought OF Cobb and Speaker,
IN bygone other day,
Thinking not of fame and 1lory,
only lon9ed to see them plan:
When the sun ShOne on the bleachers,
And the rooters filled the stand.
1HeSc old tCdr cries filled our bosoms-
Iris Is up or "Iy has famed"
Ste'ner things noU dim the olories
OF the trail Of bat and ball;
Uncle Sam calls for his legions-
Fdndon, clearly hears the call:
strong for sport and strong in battle.
Every man tCiH take his stand,
Loving still Ty, Tris, etc.,
Loving more our native land.
JOHN II. McGOUGH.
What is the best training for war?" asks
d. Fl. L.-"football, baseball, golf, tennis,
boxing or track?" The best training for
war is probably war. Next to this football
or boxing furnishes the harder physical yir.
tues
Benny Leonard now has the right of wav
for championship assault upon Freddy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
WELKER COCHRAN
WINS BILLIARD SERIES
Chicago Player Takes Four Games Out
of Five From Albert
Cutler

welker Cochran made his record four vic.
tories out Of five games at 1872 balk line
billiards by defeating Albert Cutler twios
yesterday in the concluding games of their
exhibition series at Allinger's Academy.
In the afternoon contest ne won, 200
to -. in four innings. having a high run
of 1877 in the third inning. the best run
of the series. He averaged so to Cutters g.
The evening game was the closest Of
the five, and Cutler looked like a winner
until the final inning, when Cochran, after
gradually overcoming a big advantage which
Cutler accumulated in the early innings
won out. $50 to 243.
AFTERNOON GAME
.Cochran-2. 8. 137. 5s-total, 200. High run.
CutierE.2 5. :. O--totaI. H. High run, 5.
Average. g. -
EVENING GAME
Cochran--0. 10, Z, 90. 1, 81, q %, 1o5. ca.
2lcGtGtal ESQ., High run; iS5 Average. - s;iI.
243. High rum 60. Average. "a $40.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
FORMER YALE STAR is
APPOINTED LIEUTENANT
John Reed Fitzpatrick, Famous Old Eli
End, Will Serve in Officers
Reserve Corps

NEW YORK, April 26.-John Reed Kill
patrick, famous as one or Yales greatest
football players. has received a lieutenant s
commission in the Officers Reserve Corps
and is eager for active service.
Fitzpatrick was an end on three Yale
varsity elevens and was the man who
brought victory to Fred Days team over
Princeton in 1910 by scoring u touchdown
on a spectacular forward pass after Prince
ton had kicked a goal from field that an
parently had won the game
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

SeinlproIcsSlOnnl teams Offering Ia
guarantee for this attraction
toa The u Dynamite gnn9h }rs 'h2shy 15-year-old
anFnr 9f Fses tb s destroys Of
out OF philadelphia Raymond Kuret, 67O7 Dit
man street.
,ol Diamond 1s A. c. rst,Gass 1s1eyear
eo James '1% cahve Ssrn5 15, n sres
Cramp A. A. baseball team is desirous of ar
angngf asms fo Fames ny Win strictly
.526 East Indiana avenue.
-, Ritz Club, frst-class traveling, team, would
year,old teams John Donnely Moyamensng
Norris r. C. baseball team has May and 12
and many later dates open for home teams Of
Frank scEaeT o %s SOTs Sayfs street
Rosemont g. 2 e desires games with 1o-1s-year
half expenses for ten men. J. Travis. 39s7 Ter
Ontario Juniors desire games with 1i.le-year-
George sommerer. l4o7 North Fawn street. ''"
AubSsn Ss G ssS like to hear from
April as. A. LOuden. 1887 West Arizona street
St, Stephens ?: z. Mems Club. Of Frankford,
home or away. e. Young, 1918 Brill street.
Dover B; C.. Of Camden, desires games with
James Marcy SCI Line street. Camden.
Montsomery A. A. has April 90 open for, a
719 Belsrads street.
J. +. II. baseball team defeated the strong
Girard Reserves by score of 10 @. The all
hand stab OF 2 terrific liner. which enabled him
to make n double play, features. Tho
management would like to hear from seventeen
e sishteen year ga teams. A. Targan. $50
West Philadelphia Prossssionals ,are .arrsns:
;:ss; sses;y' y'::si: s:S ~ 5:;:1I ~:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
Battle Royal at Broadway A. C.

A battle royal is the feature number on
the Broadway Clubs program tonight. with
Al Wagner and Joe Augats matched for the
windup Bobby Mccain meets Harry Leon
a: in the semi. Other bouts are MuoI,eI
Riley VS.. Joe Dorsey, Young Lawrence VS..
Bob Beebe and Packey Mcbride vs. Young
Patrone.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
Low WELDING GIANTS WALLOP
LEX FROM MOUND AND WIN GAME
\ AFTER THE PHILS HAD SAFE LEAD
c9raw's Expensive Cast, Minus Herzog, Shows
Class and Proves Claims That 1t Is the
Strongest Club in the League

there is
for the
National
andt
overlook the Phn
~ They buried under
looks
Will be headed
Aexanders in
zimmerman led off with
double Then KlduT
beaehers for home thought that Alex would his
after this fuiade
a for o
the finish n a o
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
ICT FVET AND PLAYER IS ALWAYS
OITT IN THE RACE FOR BATTING
HONORS, T. SPEAKER AGAIN LEADS
First There Was Old Larry, Then Jackson and
Now Tristram Looms Once More as
Bludgeon Boss
BY GRANTLAND RICE
Song of the Stalwart

What Fate may ofer-fouI or fair-,
Against the shado,Ued sky
TH play my role-IU do ny share
I'H Keep my head held high
TU take the Games break as 1T comes
From now beyond the mu6ied drums.
RI let the soft gears fade from vies0,
As sundrift through the aUood,
To give my share of What IS due
TO serUe the common good;
For achere IN full each gives his part
The load is lighter from the start.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

ITcIIING the
a N
PhIs without Alex hurled
o ret the slde
a to
the
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
QUAKER CITY LINKSMEN WANT GOLF
SCHEDULE TO GO FORWARD, PLAYED
FOR BENEFIT OF MANY WAR FUNDS
TOD,OFrOU'S Tournaments
and T0duy'S Tee Talk

First rounds of match play of the annual
sprlng tourney for the Lakewood trophy. mt
Lakewood, n !.
Rare as radum buttons on an Africans
little golf ball.
It's not being done.
1he great and swatting mob Of lnksmen
nave u wholesome respect for the pill.
but now and then some doughty golfer
comes along who not only seems actually to
hOid the bail In contempt, but can make II
do tricks; eat ont of his hand. so to speak.
One such. q visiting pro. was doing y few
tricks the other day that looked as simple
az rolling . clGarcttc with one hand, till
some one else took u Hing at the trick.
The stranger. laid a ball on u hard. dirt
zee; took y driver in his left hand and u
nutter IL the right; made his bow and went
driver, n tPnplng i SO cleanly and shnrny that
infhes III e.. Following through and bending a
OH the ground with his putter. The stroke
IN recommended for buffers who every now
ana then are seen to top the ball so heavily
INTO the ground that II Jumps straight up,
Another trick to put such English
on u ball of the tee us to make II hook
around and fuCe the driver. when II came to
rest. This shot Is useful In making u sur
The same pro pat three balls out of five in
% tumbler at ten yards.
If he could play his mashie on green
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

Phes better baseball than other time this and almost
a
it
a
Fted
That left Cooper Cavath still second Dgey tried
of
is in OF a
-
In the ninth inning
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26


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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
NO.Hit Game in North Carolina Leapue

WINSTON-SALEM. N. c., April 28-Josepb
Thornburn.. pitching for Durham, in the North
Carolina League, :. Yesterday, held Winston
Salem without hit or run and won 4 to O.
Three batters struck out and six, early in the
game, were given bases on balls, but only one
reached third base. $3.50 ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
AMATEUR BASEBALL NOTES

Arlington a. A. baseball team has combined
with Westmere and would like to hear from
semiprofessonal teams offering a reasona Biz
guarantee for this attraction
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

Welsh, provided the details can be arranged
and the country will stand for champion.
ship fight at this stage. If conditions grow
more serious a championship fight might
be frowned upon, but this is hardly likely
to take place as long as other professional
sport is carried on. If the two meet over
fifteen or twenty round distance Leonard
should win. Welsh could stand up well
enough over the ten-round canter, but tba
champion could hardly hold out for twenty
cantos against the younger challenger
Welsh bagged the lightweight title thres
years ago. and he was no infant even then.
He has about served his time at the ton
of the peak.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
Picks the White Sox

Picks the White SOX
In the midst of his stirring New York
campaign, where he has been turning. thou.
sands away, Billy Sunday took off time
enough few nights ago to pick the White
Sox as the new American League cham.
pions. "The Red Sox are great team"
he said, land so are the Yanks and Tigers.
But the White Sox and Giants are the next
world series people if there is anything to
speak of in the dope"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

The Dynamite Jrs., ''1ashy' 15-year-old
team Of south ph1tiladelphia Is desirous Of ar
out OF Philadelphia. Raymond Kuret, 67O7 Dit
street,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

Diamond A. c., irst-class 1S-1o-year-old
team, is arranging games with frst-class, fulS
teams Offering a reasonable gtaran-
tee. James Cahvell, 1913 Mlfhn street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

Cramp A. A. baseball team Is desirous of ar
ranging games with strictly semiprofessional |
teams for May and May IL. II. W. Simons
aJ26 East Indiana avenue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

Ritz Club, frst-class travelling team, woul,
like to arrange games with flrst-class Ills
year-od teams. John Donnelly. Moyamensln
avenue and Mountain street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26
RES A PENNANT FOR THE CUBS 1T WILL NOT


AND IT STOPS AT
The 8Ack Porch WHERE
YOU kNovu 7He EAS Tehi'ni5
ON Ttte h,TCHeN WINDOW
is TAC NEArEST OF TAG
vuAoIG OUTFIT OF LOCKS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

St., staphen's p. e. Mems Club. of Frankfor
would like to hear from first-ciass teams
home or away. Il. Young, 1918 Brill street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

Dover B; c.. Of Camden desires games with
frst-class home teams paying a fair guarantee.
James Marcy. 527 Line street. Camden.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

Montgomery A. A. has. April 20 open for. a
710 Belgradf street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-26

Benny Leonard now has the right of way
or a championship assault upon Freddy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-04

effect Americas declaration of war has
had on the Allies.
"Whcn the first newspaper reports
were published Of the Presidents
speech he said "the people refused
to believe il. But when the conilrma-
ton Of CONGRESSES action came their
Joy knew no bounds. 1t was a great
moral victory, and spurred them all on
tremendously.
81 am strongly in favor of the sci
tive draft section of the CONSUMPTION
bill. as | believe now that 1t IS the
only means to arrive at the desired
end. At the outset, ! confess, ! was
reluctant to believe in universal mill
tary training, but now am irmly con-
vinced il is necessary.
81 think that We should send a small
force to aid the FrIch at the earliest
Dossible moment. While small body
of troops would not be of military i'm
portance. nevertheless they would
strengthen the morale of the Allies one
hundredfold and weaken their adver-
saries by just that RATIO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-04
Il Ships, Seized
Here, Ready for
Sea in ) Months
Repair Work Centres on Cargo
Carriers-Two Loaned
To the Allies

Washington, May 3-Further sur
ycy of the seized German and Austrian
ships shows that seventy-one will be
ready for sea within five months Only
the discovery of concealed damages
viii delay the work
The shipping board estimates that
535,722 gross tons of shipping can be
placed at the disposal of the Allies to
supplement the food transportation if
the Administration determines to make
use OF those ships.
The smaller vessels will be ready for
sea IN less than four months. Only
the great liners like the Naterland and
Amerika will require longer. The
steamers Clara Mennig and PortOnia
have already been commissioned, the
former TO the Italian and the latter to
the French government, for one voy-
age.
THE placing of these vessels at the
disposal of the French and Italians
does not indicate policy as to the dis-
position of interned ships" said Char
man Denman OF the shipping board
1t is simply a step taken TO meet an
immediate need"
Repair work VIII centre on cargo
carriers for the present, and the larger
passenger ships will be turned over to
the navy department for training ships
for recruits
1T Is possible Mr.. Denman said,
that they Will be converted into trans
ports later if military expeditions are
sent to Europe"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-04
Sending Troops
To Front Urged
BY Bishop Brent
Fate Of France Ours, Says
Churchman, Here from
London

The Right Rev. Charles Il.
Brent, Episcopal Bishop Of the Philip
pines. who preached the sermon in st.
Paul's Cathedral, London. on America
Day, returned to New York yesterday.
lie told Of the wonders being per-
formed by the Allies on the Western
front and urged that American troops
be sent to France.
France is bleeding herself white for
the cause Of civilization, yet continues
to remain silent" he said. "The fate
Of France is the fate Of the United
states and the whole world The thing
that impressed me most was the
pressing need Of the Allies for food,
but especially France, as she has borne
the greatest burden and offered the
greatest sacrifices.
III il comes to a point where it be
comes necessary for the people Of the
United States to send the food from
their own tables, and deny themselves
vigorously, it should be borne without
a murmur. since Frances fight Is our
night. and her victory is ours"
Bishop Brent then told what great
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-04
Undersea Cruiser, 30OFt. Long,
In Squadron Attacking Ship

ner in which his steamer escaped being
sunk.
we were attacked b. submarine
disguised as a fishing vessel" he said.
"Shc opened fire on Us at five miles.
sending fifteen shots at US and smash
ing our wireless. She pursued US for
an hour. We did not use our gun.
Finally a British patrol boat appeared.
The submarine submerged, disguise
and all, presenting ludicrous sight
as the carefully prepared equipment
Stimulating fishing boat sank beneath
the waves"
The captain Of an American sailing
ship which was sunk ten days ago said
"Subn- arines are lying along the sea
lanes IN regular nests They keep we'll
under the water most of the time,
coming Up now and then for periscopic
observations OF on hearing the engines
Of merchant craft BY thus conserving
fuel the submarines are able to re-
main away from their base a long time.
and also they renew their stores from
ships which they sink.
UBoat Out Six Weeks
The U-boat which sank us had been
out for six weeks She had one British
captain on board. She renewed all her
supplies from oui boat and took ail the
nautical Instruments The submarine
gave US a sharp signal to halt with
shell from a stance Of two miles.
The shot hit the ship squarely. but
caused no casualties. We stopped and
took to the boats. The submarine came
up in leisurcly fashion. sank the ship
with bombs and passed the time Of day
with our boats. She had crew Of
thirty-seven and was $50 feet long
I'VE were picked up by n Norwegian
sailing vessel. on which VIC spent six
days. She was then sunk by l2O-foot
submarine"