Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-05

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II looks as if the Carbondalc team Of
| the PENNSYLVANIA state League, Is afraid
| to meet De Neri, Of the Eastern League
| in a series Of games. week ago at Nu-
steal Fund Hall Manager Myers offered 70
play the state Leagucrs series with a
side bet Of $500. and John Mcl.ane vice
presiden. Of the Scranton five. Immediately
accepted the def provided Carbondale would
be willing to play.
After waiting a week Myers has received
the following communication which speaks
for itself:
Mr.. W. H. Myers, Manager, rhiladel-
Dear SIr-Yours dated February 26
reviewed. II would be out orthe ques-
ton to play series with your club and
make any money. The position your
G ub occupies in the Eastern League
does not warrant serious consideration
from an attendance standpoint,
Wish to thank you for the way YOU
acknowledged my letters and kilograms
in reference to games on our court ke-
speCtfully, ANDY SuILS.
Looks Like Cold Feet
1t is apparent that an iceberg has struck
the Carbondale bunch, as it is only
few weeks ago that Suils was writing and
wiring Myers in an endeavOr to secure DE
Neri to play in Carbondalc. lie offered
good guarantee for the locals to perform
there which can bo easily seen by the ref
erence in the above letter thanking Myers
for his promptness In answering his COM
munCations.
Suils offered DE Ncri guarantee of 500,
hut the locals held out for Sl25. If they
were card enough to play single eN-
hibition game, how does Andy SullS ac-
count for his statement that they do not
warrant serious consideration from an at
tendance standpoint? Any one knows
series could be more attractive than
single game, especially with a side bet of
$1,000, and all we can say is that Carbon
dale is afraid Of the De Neri team" State
papers please copy
Minors Hold Attention
The big leaguers are not the only onei
meeting with attention this week Th'
minor league city championship series IL
scheduled for decision and the Quaker city
A. c. will be taxed to its capacity on Tues.
day and Friday evenings, the nights on
which the American League champions,
Hancock, meet j. q J. Dobson, champions
Of the Industrial League.
1t is real interesting to listen to the
dope" handed out by the followers of these
leagues. Hancock will win sure 1t can
play even better on big floor than at the
Nat" Haslett and al the other players
are well acquainted with the hall and as
Woode can get the fouls Hancock is
sure winner
Industrial rooters say DobsOn il far
classier than Hancock. They maintain the
East Falls boys are the hest in town.
Woode won't get chance to get many
fouls. as Dobson plays too clean a game
and is fast
So there you are The whole matter is
that the clubs are very evenly matched and
one is about rs good as the other
1t surely looks a. if the Greystock team
has the second half flag Of the Eastern
League nailed down, and il will meet
Jasper in the play-off series. There are hut
two more weeks of the season to run. The
Jewels are slowly rounding into form, and
it will he likely that when the pay -off series
is staged Jasper's old team of Hough and
Sedran forwards; Kerr, center; Friedman
and Fox, guards, will face the starter.
1t is also announced that the Camden
club is now solely owned by Doctor Helm
the other owners. Mir. Herman and Doctor
Empey, having disposed of their interests
to him.
De Neri Is Sustained
At special meeting of the Eastern
League, held yesterday afternoon at the
Bingham, the protest of the De Ner Club
against Camden playing on Saturday night
was sustained and arrangements were made
with Greystock whereby the Skeeters will
play Trenton on Friday, providing arrange
ments can be made to secure the armory
which IL expected to be arranged without
any trouble. A number of other questions
also came up for consideration. one of which
was the referees. 1t was decided to go along
with the same staff, as the season was so
near a conclusion. The subject of the cham
pionship play-off was left for another meet
ing.
While Penn is out of the intercollegiate
race. the Red and Blue VIII have say as
to whether Yale or Princeton will win, as
the Quakers meet the Ellis in Weghtman
Hall next Saturday night.
Keystone regained the lead in the Broth
erhood League when IT defeated Greystock
Reserves on the formers floor 20 to "a
The work OF w. Miller was the feature of
the battle.
Stretch Harvey was away off in Satur-
days game, and the fans wondered what
was the trouble. II was learned later that
he was very sick all during the game. He
has promised TO "let loose In the game
against the Greys at Cooper Hall next Fri
day night.
Yale easily defeated Cornell by a total of
A-16. and took the lead I'm the interco-
legiate race. Kinney and Garfield starred
for the Ellis
PRINCETON DECLINES RACE
WITH HARVARD FOUR HERE