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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22

Rivals
THE statement made in many quarters
L that Cupid Blacks Newport naval train
ing eleven is the best Of the lot has stirred
up considerable rebuttal
Tom Swope. of the Cincinnati Post. sends
In his doubt from the West I'VE have a
service term at Camp Sherman" he writes,
that refuses TO admit a secondary place.
This is Bud Tablets team The lineup
includes such stars as Bill Goebel, Marting
and Scovil, Of Yale; Munk. of Cornell ;
Needham, Of Dartmouth; Eeyman, of
washington and jefferson: Edmunds. of
michigan, and Rupp, of Dentson. This team
VIII believe 1t can be beaten when it is
shown"
game between Blacks Newport team
and Bud Talbot's Sherman lineup, played
In Cincinnati Cleveland or Columbus.
would draw a $4,000 gate. And $4,000
can be used right now along army lines in
mere ways than a few
There is another all-star army team at
rort Niagara. The matter of supremacy
among these leading service eleyens viii
never be settled, but IL a few Of the bette, 1.
ones could be matched for some needed
fund there would be no question about the
great good to- be accomplished
low About Ned Mahan
Any number of divergent opinions have
come in attached to our all-star backfejd
array OF Coy. Thorpe Heston and Eckersal.
Most of these have outlined the impossi-
biity of leaving off Ned Mahan, the Har-
ward brilliant -.
such keen observer as w B.. Hanna
rates Mahan as the best halfbacll of the
game. Mahan was undoubtedly a wonder.
When his all-around worth is considered
there seems to be no way to leave him off
But which OF the trio. Thorpe Gov or
ieston. would he displace? There Is quite n
chance for an argument here and we are
willing to consider any further rebuttal
The Trio
There is no way to leave Tim Thorpe off.
for he was the best all-around star foot
ball player ever developed.
1t then becomes a matter as to whether
Mahan should displace Coy or Heston
Football was different game In Heston's
day. before the forward pass and the omen
game developed This makes comparison
extremely loose Joined and out of focus,
AS football is played today--or as foot.
ball has been played under the new era
the three best backs stand as Thorpe Ma.
han and Coy. And If there is any argument
here 1t comes in leaving out Charley Brick
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22
Eastern Cage Records
Seen at a Glance

men and Leonard and Moorhead can hold
their own. In fact Leonard has landed
five out of eleven attempts and this is a
fine percentage. Wood, who is the extra
man. is the smallest player in the league,
not excepting Charley Gaul. OF Reading.
The Greys are rapidly hitting their stride
and from all appearances Joe Fogarty has
concluded to act only as bench manager
and coach and is giving his rockies
chance. He has several good men In Zahn
and Campbell, who will play at defense,
Lawrence at centre and Fisher and David
son forwards.
Goals From Every Angle
Another movement is on foot in the
Eastern League to have the clubs work on
q percentage basis.
Bill Dark has not displayed anything
exceptional to date, but the kid" will get
going soon and then watch out
lockwood clearly demonstrated it's class
by the excellent game which 1t played at
Jersey City against Wallams's all-star COM
bination. which included "Chief" Muller and
'Hohey" Fyfe at forward, stretch" Har-
Ney, center. and "whiteyI Swenson and
Jimmy" Clinton at guard. Although beaten.
the locals kept the Jerseymen going at a
Tdplu CLIP, ana were booked TOT n return
game. Eddie Deal, the veteran lockwood
guard, held Muller to single field toss and
Gagged one. Ward Brennan was eleventh
man.
The basketball being witnessed nowadays
is faster than previously. The youngsters
put their whole heart and soul into the
play, and the games are faster than in the
olden days, when the players would often
stall" so long as they received the money
President Schroyer. of the Industrial
League, has called a meeting to be held
tomorrow evening at the u. G. ]. Offices
| gible players must be submitted at the
meeting.
| Joe Dreyfuss will be back in De Neri's
| lineup on Saturday night and this will
| force Tom Barlow to the side lines. He is
too valuable player to be warming the
bench
| The preliminaries at Camden are the real
thing these days. Harry Hough and Len
Frost appeared in the Peerless Kids line
| up last night.
| Charlie Engle il a popular boy across the
| river Last week he was presented with a
| travelling bag and at the game last night
State Senator Joshua Haines presented him
| with bouquet
Jim Bonner, the old Catholic High star. is
/ managing the Naval Reserves stationed at
League Island and has a likely looking
| squad in Best, Of the University of YER
mont Cavill of Scranton Righ; Miller. OF
Scranton High; Thomas. or La Sale; Huey,
of Notre Dame Huey. Of the University
| of Michigan Jim Bonner, of Catholic High
| and Rauck. of Franklin and Marshall. The
latter was also star with Lancaster and
/ several other State teams The reserves are
desirous of playing Pennsylvania Stste
teams ana the best clubs In Jersey. Address
Jim Bonner, Building No. I. Navy yard.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22

" featherweight who has been boxing for
three years with glass eye His name is
Young Burns and he has met all the best
boys in his class during the last sea =
sons. Recently he was being examined
by "A club physician and the latter being a
little more careful than others he noted
the bold stare in Burns's optic. The secret
now is cut and the authorities have barred
the boxer from all the Sixth city rings.
Can you imagine the CONSERVATION
that would have been caused had some
opponent hit Burns hard enough to knock
the Dresden china lantern into some
customers lap?
TACK MCARRoN, better known as
u s5O.oO0 Jack is working earnestly in
preparation for his go with Mike O'Dowd,
the new middleweight champion. The boys
box at the National on Saturday evening
and it will be O'Dowd's initial appearance
since he stopped Al Mccoy, winning the '5S
title. O'Dowd Is managed by Paddy Null
Inns, and is finishing his training at the
City A. G.. gym in New York.
O'powd is to he Complimented on his
desire to keep busy. Some new champions
take road tour with a show or some
other work besides real opponents, and
O'Dowd is pleasant change. He even
promises to give Mike Gibbons a chance
at his crown.
MATT HINKEL has completed arrange
ltl ments with Adjutant General Hubert
a. iui Ii "ap ~ ~ 'uan 'o,' soihery
winter.
HinkeI will furnish 5000 seats for the
arena and intends to hold the first set of
bouts during the first week of December
Just now Hinkel has in mind a ten-round
bout between Patsy Cline and Joe Mandot.
,ha nraeent hoyinp instruc,or n, tho ca,,,.
Later on Hinkel Will arrange, IL pos
sble, matches with Benny Leonard.
@ Nike oppwu, , tommy k,Dane ana others
pias i''s .no POI ~ sts ror uoWn-
bouts than those between the army M % camp
instructors and the best men of Ybsir
class.
virtually every local scrapper has offered his
services for the soldiers tobacco fund show m nn
December 10.
tomorrow night at Lawrence, Mass. he boxes
stars Billy Gibson having four bows no,,Ia ,ns lsr
as we'll ask for two N'u JUST
Robby Reynoids will ro 10 tba nos+ ,n.,,.
Tony Adams in the semi at the Nstionsis sshs5 cb
next Saturday night ~ "' S'uo
Harry Greb, the middleweisht. is in biz de.
I town on December 4 ~ ~ ''""'
The Tillman. .Britton return match 4, set far
December sG,,1s at the ArmOTy A. 4. They box
u..u,a,. ,,,,,. o,..,. ,..,,,, ,,,,,.. ,-
the Cambria tomorrow night and .Hpents to rS "a.
Johnny Ertie beat 3s Joe Burman at Milwaukee.
rom '11a.s rtas Moaa, ,,,,
6ennx prelmlnary oil Sn for t0morrow
Tison-Paddy coSie Pete HusSs. and f Marty Col.
- ,., 4,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22

drop-kieking ability. ''e o' ~
The Eternal Query
can earn decent living
Where the game is more ,bo, r,,,.,.
haze tackled tough assignments,
ava hdUe done them ueH cnouoh.
hdue tried out hard endeauors
ana maze cleaned up Uith them au
But uhy Is it I cannot keen
MY eye upon the ball. I,I.v
how long the schedule OF the ma ior isa"..
VIII be next year--in comparison with ~
detail as to how long the schedule of =
certain war is going to last.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22
Pickle Workers and Ball PIayers

from Chicago this morning the
HUI bullets
in tie under a
President Wilson,
the individual rating CT the dill
o Will
the pickle
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22
Courses Not Biz Enough for Golfers


- At
The Philadelphia Country Club has fee of So for Saturdays sundays
those Naturally golfer
build extra
entirely sixteenth hole
accommodate them Saturdays
by the
links for
with the
facilities two eight
eenhoe ! and wind the
he
tell Philadelphia Cricket Club that If the members
o
in
them There
a
and
NORTH thinking
eghteen-hole
like
land available enhn of the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22
Possible WOnen'S Course at Pine VALLEY

rvy1ERE andat
wnl
it fairly certain that
but IF will take the
Of
be single
with iron? How
playing the
a similarity
1t
will
hits long shots
the
ceek ndon igger mashe according
to of
will find
TO
I Crump should
out Cobbs Creek o
in would restricted
have
allowed play Saturdays
permit the those
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22
Sch0olb0y Fumbles
PAUL PREP

HfS F.d f'~i ~
p m This change has been "e made asIa' in time nsd.s
that the contest viii be finished before Il sroSs TrSss
BOYD Burnett. Germantown Highs versau,.
saying goes. His recent playing has placed him
apparent that Trsutwein OF Central Hsb' '0i 4
Of 'se Is no on 0S wide end
member OF the first team. ranking only as a
Frankford Highs celebrated. list Of cripple,
Sowhouse. Wagner and Lechier W With '''ss only =.
foolish chance Of receiving further injuries ws
the Germantown game only a week off.
West Philadelphia High has one Of the hes,
especially in the Central High game, Tackled
long punts Hertzier is the ehoise e OF S" msny msny
as an aii-schoiastc end. N''
With tho end Of the scholastic season only
a few days OF all-scholastic comment fills In.
rial. but the crop of fullbacks is unusually poor
Cy simendnger. Of La, Sale College. ranks
smonT the leaders so nas al hafbaeh
Gendal Reeves, star quarterback of North.
east High School is still on the injured list.
II is doubtful IL Reeves will get into the Cen.
tral High game. Reeves is one OF the best
Black students are boosting him for an all
scholastic selection.
Mike Goldman. the star of the Randolph A.
A. basketball team. has announced his inten-
teions of striving for guard position on the
South Phlade lphia High School quintet. Gold.
man has had great deal Of experience in the
cage and his friends expect him to make the
varsity team at Southern.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22


II
done comparatively little We have
fnais
havebee
hasgo far as
States
vhois 1 snationa Charles Duboow.
the
in
in
which
tntere
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22
CAMP SHERMAN SAYS IT'S FOOTBALL
TEAM is STRONGER THAN BLACK,c
NEWPORT NAVAL TRAINING Ell EVEN
But When You Try to Figure Out the Best Servoo
Team You Have Your Hands Full, for Every :
Camp Is Strongly Represented
By GRANTLAND RICE
Voices of Ghosts

(At the "Outsider's Listening Post')
AlWays the same
Through the gold sunlight or the drifting rain
Low winds gales noW kno,D but one refrain
Whispering, pleddng-f can hear them calluo
Whether at daWn Uhere the dusk is fo,liug-
Come to the center of the ,Uorlds red heart
Amid the graves of those who've done their pot
Where btood-swept France is beckonng todav
Through those Who'ce giren than life Guou
Before the last great vdiiant chance is gone
Come on-come on-come onr'
Al,Udys the same
Through the deep night or IN the cro,cded places
W,a1tch,ng the mighty tide of drifting faces
Whispering, pleading can hear the call
Across far plains IN the citys ual-
Come to your post and take your fighting chance
For Life, for Love, for Liberty--and for Frnnce
IN IN through the ghosts ,cho 1uait amid the slain
10 see II you hare let them die in vuin-
Betore the last great Udliant chance is oone
Tome On-come on-come oni'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22

6OCAL GOLF CLUBS WILL SOON HAVE
10 EMULATE MERTON AND CONSTRUCT
Il AN EXTRA NINE OR 18 HOLE LINKS
Three Hundred Persons Can Play at Cobbs Creek,
y but This Is Impossible on Private Courses
IA Links for Women May Be Built

several the golf club this having two eight
the Philadelphia
which will links nneho
No had the
wonderful
nsms up every only sport able with IN op
baseball
with
'IuiERE million golfers all the There
the
The
while the himself And golf has
play baseball
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22
WOlgdst in Sdnitdrium;
NOlU Weighs S6 Pounds

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 22.-Ad WoIgast
former lightweight champion OF the world.
In his day a physical marvel. has wasted
away to nothing. according to word received
here, aud may he confined to a sanItarium
for the remainder of his days.
WOlgHst's brother Lewis, who recently
visited td at the sanitariuni In Milwaukee,
has informed the newspapers that the former
CHAMPION weighs only eighty-six pounds, that
his hair u turning gray and that the phy ysi-
cians told him Ad has very little chance TO
recover.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22
Goals From Every Angle

Another movement is on foot in the
| Eastern League to have the clubs work on
| q percentage basis
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22

Bill Dark has not displayed anything
exceptional to date, but the kid" will get
going soon and then watch out.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22

The annual Northeast,Central High game
scheduied Tor saturday on Northeast Field, viii
p m. This change has been made in ord.,
dark. ~ s'o"s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22
Scraps About Scrdppers

nUT in Cleveland they have discovered n
~ featherweight who has been boxing for
three years with a glass eye. His name is
Young Burns and he has met all the best
boys in his class during the last sea =
sons. Recently he was being examined
by "A club physician and the latter being a
little more careful than others he noted
the bold stare in Burns's optic the secret
now is cut and the authorities have barred
the boxer from all the Sixth CITY rings.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22

Can you imagine the CONSERVATION
that would have been caused had some
opponent hit Burns hard enough to knock
the Dresden china lantern into some
customers lap?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22

Opowd is to he Complimented on his
desire to keep busy. Some new champions
take a road tour with a show or some
other work besides real opponents, and
ODowd is a pleasant change. He even
promises to give Mike Gibbons chance
at his crown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22

with tho end of the scholastic season ony
a few days OF all-scholastic comment fills In.
air. There Is abundance OF halfback mate.
rial, but the crop of fullbacks is unusually poor
this
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22

The newly constructed Jewels have q
weiI-balanced squad and they are all WELL
knoyn foui-tossers. which Is a fine asset
in these days of low scores Dark. Norman.
White and Wood are all former one-point
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22

icy, VINO was great back outside q, ~,
drop-kieking ability. Vi ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22

TACK MCARRON, better known as
u $50,oO0 Jack, Is working earnestly in
preparation for his go with Mike O'Dowd,
the new middleweight champion. The boys
box at the National on Saturday evening
and it will be O'Dowd's initial appearance
since he stopped Al Mccoy. winning the '5S
title. O'Dowd Is managed by Paddy Null
Inns. and is finishing his training at the
City A. G.. gym in New York.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22

President Schroyer, of the Industria
League, has called meeting to be hel,
tomorrow evening at the U. G. ]. offices
Thirteenth and Cherry. The names of eli
gible players must be submitted at tn,
meeting.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22

Charlie Engle is a popular boy across the
river. Last week he was presented with a
travelling bag and at the game last night
State Senator Joshua Haines presented him
with a bouquet.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-05-24

And in accordance with law so many
shares of each parcel of said stock as
may be necessary will be sold at the
Office of the company, Suite II, Bar
nard block, Wallace, Idaho, on the 26th
day of May. 1917, at the hour Of 300
o'clock p. m of said day to pay such
delinquent assessment, together with
costs of advertising and expenses OF
sale.
L. L. BRAINARD,
My1O-A-3t Secretary TREASURER.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-05-24

withdrew, the first to become a manu-
facturer Of mining machinery, and the
other to become trader. The remain
ing brothers went into the American
Smelling & Refining company with
enough stock In their pockets to con-
troll it. In 1904 Daniel Guggenneim be-
came president of the smelter trust
and is now both officially and prac-
tically the foremost smelter man in
the world.
The foregoing account is fair cpl
tome of how the Guggcnheims engaged
and in time became the dominant in
fluence in all the mining Of the west.
This dominance has been accepted al
ways under protest by the miners of
ore, but m vain. The organization
was too perfect and had too much
capital to be successfully resisted. In
word. they controlled the market
and the producer must go to that mar
ket and pay the price, or leave their
ore unsold
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-05-24
ORDINANCE NO. 118.

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SEC,
TION II OF CHAPTER ~. OF THE
REVISED CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF WALLACE, RE-
LATING TO THE COMPENSA-
TION OF THE SEVERAL Off
GERS OF THE CITY OF Wall
LACE, AND ADDING A NEW
SECTION TO SAID CHAPTER ~,
FIXING THE COMPENSATION OF
THE APPOINTIVE OFFICERS OF
. THE CITY OF WALLACE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR
AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WALLACE
Section |. That Section II of Chap
ter ", of the Revised Code of Ordin-
ances of the City of Wallace, be, and
the same is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Section II. The compensation OF
the several elective officers of the city
of Wallace shall be as follows, to-Wit:
The mayor shall receive in full COM
pensation for all services the sum or
three hundred dollars per year. pay
able quarterly.
Each member of the council shall
receive in full compensation for all
services the sum of fifty dollars per
year, payable quarterly.
The City Clerk and eX-officio police
magistrate shall receive in full COM
pensation for all services the sum Of
one thousand dollars per year, pay
able monthly.
Section 2. That a new section be
added to Chapter ~ of the Revised
Code of ordinances of the City of WAL
lace, to be known as Section Tia, as
follows:
Section liza. The compensation OF
the several appointive officers of the
City of Wallace shall be as follows,
to-wit:
The city treasurer shall receive in
full compensation for all services the
sum of three hundred dollars per year,
payable monthly.
The city engineer shall receive ten
dollars per day for all work done by
him for the City of Wallace. For
fractional days he shall receive pay
at the same rate for the time actually
employed.
The city attorney shall receive in
sum of six hundred dollars per year,
payable monthly.
The city marshall shall receive in
full compensation for all services the
sum of one hundred thirty-fve dollars
per month, payable monthly.
The policeman shall receive in&full
compensation for all services the sum
of one hundred twenty dollars per
month, payable monthly.
The overseer of streets shall receive
in full compensation for all services
the sum of one hundred thirty five
dollars per month, payable monthly.
The health officer shall receive in
full compensation for all services the
sum Of twenty-five dollars per month,
payable monthly.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be
in force and take effect Immediately
upon it's passage, approval and pub
LEGATION as by law provided.
Passed by the Council this 10th day
of May, A. ID. 1917.
APPROVED:
HOMER G. BROWN,
Mayor.
ATTEST:
DAVID III. DELONG,
City Clerk. M17-24-2t
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-05-24
Chinese Tax.

China has an income tax fashioned
in many particulars after that of the
United States. 1t has but recently
gone into effect, and promises to add
much to China's income, the people
responding loyalty as they did a while
ago to the patriotic defense fund The
law requires that the tax must be
paid by merchants, government off,
Gals, bankers and professional men
and specifies; 'Pawnbrokers, SHOTS.
salt merchants and firms given special
privileges by the government shall
pay at every year end incomes I'M
der $1,000 excepted) per cent over
$1,000; per cent over $4,000 2 per
cent over 100000. Clerks are re-
CURED to pay monthly" 1t is propos.
ed later to extend a nominal tax to
those having smaller incomes
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-05-24
SAVE THE RAcE"-JEANNETTE.
congresswoman Would Send Old Men
to War and Save the Young.

The following is a Washington dis
patch to the New York Sun. appear
ing in that newspaper on April 26
"Manifesting an active interest in
legislation for the first time since she
came to congress, Miss Jeanette
is urging that the young unmarried
men of the nation be withheld from
the army in order that the mothers of
the next few years will not have to
pick their mates from the old men,
the feeble and the worst of the race.
After a long talk with Representa-
tive Randall OF California she talked
with several members of the commit
tee in charge of the volunteer amend
ment, urging that they call to the at
tention of the country the fact that
by drawing exclusively upon he young
men between 10 and % years of age
for the first army the country will
strip itself of the future fathers Of the
race. particularly as 1t is p! lnned to
Miss Rankin argued that it would
be far better for the state, If exercis-
ing the privilege Of selection, to draw
Upon the married men who stll are
of military age and capacity, support
ing their dependents, If necessary,
than to take the unmarried men be-
fore they shall have had an oppor-
tunity to select their life mates and
contribute toward the propagation Of
the race.
Miss Rankin urged particularly, it
is said, that to take away the mar
riageable men would force women in
selecting their husbands 10 draw upon
less desirable classes and types and to
produce a generation far inferior to
the standard set in this country"
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