Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-16
II REGULARS
PLAY THE SCRUBS
v;rot Game of Season at Cof-
i fee Pot Park Lasts
Five Innings
rpAvATH LEADS THE VANS
No ROBERT W. MAXWELL

M, - prTEESBURG. Fla, March 16.-
81 scrlmmage Of the season was held
IpcnSss Pot Park today, when Coach
v ,,rned the varsity loose against the
ho crlv fye short periods were played,
- ~ men are not yet In conditlon 10 slana
srueIng battle. Coach Moran warned
.sn against fumblng or falling upon
m ~. n,' &c n is too early for that fancy
\ ~ v" dio also took a firm stand against
Hu'a.,d goals and told the players not TO
~ .ho hall any more than they could
= ~ Tbe varsity presented formidable
np,n hut the scrubs were sad ana all
ns, ~ pieces. Captain Luderus led the
..sr, from first base; Dugey was second
rws"s,oft shortstop, Byrne third, Candy,
bs.. and cooper I'm the outfeld. The
~ ~ The twirlers and Killefer and Burns
pxs.a the Mate Sergeant Cravath led the
!, 100 into the fray and occupied right
N ~ -xbere the sun Is no, SO strong. Bill
n ~. Ala the catching. Rathcamp was on
y ~. McGaffisan second, Haggerty short
!, s.r I,utz third and the pitchers took
inns in playing in the field
stoek and Niehoff Missed
,s,.on misses Stock and Niehon more
- he will admit, and George Whitted
~, will be welcome. Nothing has been
sa.rd N the proposed deal to swap the hold
su,s for three other athletes. and the
sssrces are that the deal will die nat
sssi death, Another rumor which Is unveri-
"a and everything is that the Phillies are
s~otIating with somebody for a guy who
Nv. an outfield position on a big league
-, and we know everything about II
.rrsnt the name OF the player, the club
SsInlays on and the person with whom the
phillies are dealing.
rhere Is a faint ray OF hope that the
,,Sdouts will quit holding out in a short
tn no
.,.sd contracts concealed about their per-
ans II is believed that the players when
NAV And they are out of work will take
= mod look at the high cost of living and
srsb the first train south to register for
ihslr semimonthly pay checks. This might
sot happen, but is good dope, anyway.
Players Going Great
rhe Phillies are getting into swell shape
xorn here and seem to improve each day.
ma players are not loafing, but go through
two sessions of strenuous practice every
lsy. The pitchers in particular are toiling
lke regular laborers, and they look very
mod with experienced twirlers like Alex
snder. Rixey, Mayer and Lavender, the
club should not be in such a bad way when
the season opens In addition to the star
quartet, there are Fittery, who looks great;
Coeoo Fortune, another sterling performer:
Craig a southpaw: Zinn. Carmichael and
Lutz. The last four need more experience,
but they have the makings of good mounds
men
Bill Killefer, the songbird- rd-backstoper Is
much pleased with the new material. at
b tn best bunch of new pitchers 1 have
Oeen since Joined the club" he said. "and
expect to see them do great work this
year.
u haven't seen a poor prospect and I
hare worked with all Of them" Bill is a
wise person and should know, what he is
taking about.
Umpire Chill Looks On
Ollie Chill, the American League umpire.
Visited the park yesterday and watched
Alexander use a curve for the first time
this season. Ollie is In business in Pas
asevie, small island near here, and says
Is doubtful II he will return to the game
h1 year. He Is making too much money,
be says, and, anyway, he likes the climate.
Down. here there are no Holsters, of the
marine variety, and the natives have as a
substitute an animal called the hard-rock
uab 1t is very large and looks so much
Ike lobster that 1t can be taken for its
cousin or something. ollie is the crab king
II this section and has a fleet Of boats out
IN the Gulf every day He virtually has
eornered the market and makes his own
pricesA He probably will write to Johnny
twrs and give him all of the dope on the
roper way to crab.
Chill has a partner. who assists occa.
aonally, but for the last two weeks has
eeen guiding John Wanamaker around the
Key and into the gulf In an effort to ex-
effntnate the kingfsh. Mr.. Wanamaker
ma his physicians have come in with won
eefNi catches, some of the fish weighing
aose TO nifty pounds. There Is run of
hay
W We nave not seen any as yet. We know
nothing about them, except that kingfish
ree-bly Is a queen fish's husband.