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Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1917-03-28
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23
CENTRAL Y. VI. G.. 4. SWIMMING
Andrew, and Sopp Share First Honors in
Handicap Aquatic Meet

George Andrews and Ernest W Sopp
divided houors last night in the Y. NJ. G. A.
handicap swimming events, decided in the
Central Branch pool The two-point lead
era tied for first place in the fifty yards
handicap in IS 1-5 seconds. Sopp placed
first in the side stroke for form, while An
drcws beat the former out in the diving
event.
Sopp who was on scratch in the 200
yards race. conceded minute 80 seconds
start to the limit man in this event. and
although swimming the distance in min
utes % Is seconds. was unplaced. An
drcws did = minutes 81 %. and just
earned point for fourth place.
The point scratch date follows: Sopp,
50: Andrews, 81 Richards, 80; Knep and
Knolan. "a each; Fowler. Shouebcrg
NeatcS and Ximnock. l55 each; Moss 1S:
Wharton. If; Wertz and Mclean. each
The place winners in last nights events
follow:
5n-yard swim--Iic between Andrews and Sonp
elapsed time. 81 1-5s: third, Moss. 3ss; fourth
Richards 3Hs.
Side stror>" for form-won by Som; second
Kuowan; third, Richards; fourth Moss
2OO-vard race--Won by Kulp time 3:I3. geo
SS'% S5urth' RndrcWs. aii71 ~ .''' '''u''rS '''
Fancy diyinE-Wun by Andrews: second, Sopp:
third, Richards fourth, Weit2.
-Four more events are necessary TO con-
cIude the schedule and determine the prize
winners,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23
RUTHERFORD, WESTERN
COACH, HAS SMALLPOX
Members of Washington University
Eleven Fear They May Have
to Cancel Game

ST, LOUIS, Mo, Nov. 23.-Richard b.
Rutherford, football coach at Washington
University, has smallpox, it was announced
yesterday, and now is in quarantine. Foot
ball followers were alarmed lest the vac
cination of members Of the team might
make it impossible for Washington to pIav
St. Louis University Thanksgiving day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23
MARS JASPERS S PERFECT
RECORD IN EASTERN LEAGUE-ZAHN,
CAMPBELL AND McWILLIAMS STAR
Victory for Churchmen Places Them on Even
Terms With De Ner and Trenton-Other
Basketball Comment

TASPERS perfect record in the Eastern
- League has been marred and the Grcys
were the ones to turn the trick. for they
defeated the Jewels at compare Hail last
night before q big crowd by the score Of
o2-16. The winners were outScorcd in the
first period by los. but came hack strong
in the second frame and landed on top. The
deciding factor in the victory Of the cham
r,ons was the goal shooting Of Aly Nc
Williams and ITil zahn
This pair divided four two-rointcrs in the
final frame. The visitors landed six field
goals to two for the home followers and
played by far the better ball. The feature
of the affair was ghe wonderful exhibition
Of guarding by AIQ Mcwtiams and Jimmy
Campbell and they played rings around kid
Dark and Norman, respectively. The nat
ter was very bad. and should have been
taken out of the game. He had million
shots. good bad and Indifferent, and evil
IDENTITY failed to realize there were Tour
other Jasper players in the cage.
The victory for Fogarty's boys places
.hem in a triplc tie with Trenton and Ne
Ncri Manager Joe made change in his
lineup by signing EgGy Bilson and working
him at forward alonGsid" Of Iahn. 1he
field goals went to Zahn, McWillamS, :
Canpbell ! Lawrence. , MoOrehoad, ],
and Leonard, |. The latterS shot was the
best of the whole Halne.
But two. field goals were 81 the first
half, one by each side. l.arr'n. Snaugu-
rated the scoring with fe q ' ana the
visitors we're ahead by 90. r.. N minutes
there was nothing but fouls, and by this
method Jasper tied the going, at all. Nc
williams and Dark had a loNetest, result
double foul. Each made good, ANA the
totals we're 6-6. sam MOorhead put his
fellows two ahead with two-bngger by
following up IA stab. On free SHOTS the
reriod terminated los. Whit" shot six
fouls in seven chances, missing his last
attempt
The Creys went right into the lead at
the offstart of the second half on foul
and Campbell's field goal This gave them
tho advantage at lilo and they were never
headed Mcwiliams and Hahn registered
and boosted the advantage to 11-12. Leon
ard contributed Jaspers only shot of the
half but Zahn landed his second basket,
lust as the bell sounded McWillams counted
again. Final score, 22-l6.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23
Some" Games in Camden

Spectators at the prclirinaries in cam
den can be prepared to receive all sorts OF
nleasant little surprises these days when
the teams in the American League of Cam
don take the floor for their weekly con-
tests. which are played prior to the Eastern
League matches.
Peerless Kid won the title last year by
importing" virtually the entire Nncome
club from this city. The same boys are on
the tearl but at present there Is war
on as to who can get the best club to-
gether In Wednesdays game Peerless
flashed Harry Hough and Leonard Frost,
former Eastern Leaguers and now with
Scranton, of the Pennsylvania state League
II was learned that an effort had been made
earlier in the day TO also sign Ally McWil-
liams, star guard of the Greys, Another
n'aver was told to go ahead and bring
Rarnev Sedran from Carbondale If IL is
possible 10 secure him. There IS no ques-
tion that the "sky'S the limit" and it has
been estimated Wednesdays battle cost
Peerless more than 800 to win, with moth
ing as the receipts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23
Penn Freshmen Leave for Cornol

This evening at 8 o'clock the Penns,,,,
me freshmen football squad will leavs 20.
Ithaca to battle on the Carnelian's gr,S,.iof iof
This ends the yearlngs' season ana Sn.nL Srun
Jourdet feels confident his team will cnu,a
through successfully. The men are In syns snas
physical condition and were run throvos
their entire repertoire of aerial plays vo'
terday as the finishing touch To their Snai
practice. The use of such an attack unnn n,a
the Pittsburgh freshmen and the T. s Spy.
CeSSful for them ~ SUI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23

great ability-for IL needed oi.o
OF daily inspiration. surplus
oSt was asked why two of ri.
.,aue the same mistake in reco,os men
Mlchlsan punt within Penn's io.y,ssn
mad already gone over ,h,s r,. zone
,ore 'he Nebraska game" he replied .Se Se
praska made the same mistato Ne.
caIed further attention to II. Thsn anu
proceeded to make the same big error .. ..,' we
IN one game. Telling something ana vice WV.
ing 1t sink in isn't always the same "aV'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23
FOUR LEFT IN PINEHURsT
AUTUMN GOLF TOITRNpv

PINEHuRST. y. C., Nov .,
Becker. Ekwanok. will meet - =, =. ~ !.
country club cf Virginia in ,be ,n,.. "vou.
OF the bracket of the scmlf1naIs In "u. a..
autumn golf tournament here todav Wv
the lower half the contestants will ~ ~ w
~. Gates, Moore Country Club. ana u n
philips, of the same club "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23
Passenger TrOunces Transportat;or

The Auditors Passenger Traffic easily A..
kethall game of the Pennsylvania RaiIroaa ~ ~
vision League. held last night al the p n n y
y. NJ. &. A.. Eighteenth aud Fiibert streets h.
tho overwhelming score OF ~ 10 H. Wildernsg
proved tn" star OF the game. making a total y,
of tnllying the first field goal. ~ "'IV'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23
Hit BY the War"

In the further development of TINS phrase
no big league ha club will suffer more than
the Boston Nationals, Hank towdyS de-
parture was rap, but in the loss OF waiter
Maranvile the Braves lose not oniE great
mechanical bail player hut an aggressive
hustler of un limited value.
Maranvile is something more than star
shortstoD He has been one of the main
souls of his squad, one of the most Nalu-
able types in baseball
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23
Baker Would Hare Var
Clause in Every Contract

William n. Baker. president Of the Phia-
drlphia National League club. says that
nest seasons contracts between his club
ing for cancellation or revision TO conform
with contingencies due to the war. Baker
added that he thought the National League.
at it, annual meeting NEXT month would
ndont that form Of contract for all the
clubs. While he does not believe that the
war is going to hurt the game as much
~ generally H. predicted. he thinks II best
for the owners to take all possible precau-
tipn-.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23
But 1t Doesn't Always Sink In

When The Braves had Maranville and
Evers working together in 1914 they had
sufficient vitality TO carry an entire ma
chine at a terrific pace. They were the
two Pepper Boxes Of the game. one was
enough for ordinary conditions. The two
together we're big factors in turning tall
end array into club strong enough 20
beat the Mackmen four straight Games-a
Job that required something more than
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23

The Industrial League will hold a meet
ing tonight at the L. q. | offices Thirteenth
and Cherry streets to plan for the seasons
opening on Monday night. one of the clubs
has dropped out, but an effort will be made
today 10 reconsider the decision
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23
Penn Downs Gilsey in Extra Time

An extra ten-minute period was necessary to
decide TIE winner Of hard fought soccer match
Of the League, played yesterday afternoon al
the star: Garden Recreation Center Seventh
and Lombard streets. between the Penn Juniors
and the Gscy Athletic Club The latter won
the game on goal kicked by r, Fanellie in the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23

Manager Henry was we'll fortified with
center men for the game with Trenton. In
case Jack Kelly did not come up to cN-
pectations. Bill Miller, center and manager
of the Keystone Brotherhood League team.
was also on hand. Miller is one of the best
shots among amateurs in Philly, and if the
Skeeters let him loose some one should grab
him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23
Indians Cancel a Game

BOSTON Nov 23.-The football game he
tween Boston College and the Carlisle Indians
Day, was called off by the Carlisle managemeni
yesterday. The Indians have played a success
sion Of hard games and the MANAGEMENT lis said
to feel the eleven is not in condition to meet
the heavy Boston College team. ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23
ECTED AT QUAKER MEETING ON SWARTHMOR
TWENTY SEVENTH MEET BETWEEN
sSWARTHMORE AND HAVERFORD SEES
y GARNET WARRIORS THE FAVORTTES
MERGERS Eleven Strong, but Not Overconfident
on Eve of Big Little Game With BENEFITS
Main Liners Tomorrow

noted rivals VIII
Coach MERGERS
Swarne
other on the
This
"hie
o But the
preparation
n
In
he
5
Head
Mike Bennett
.
swartoe much better off in
o
the tia,cfmd while CAPTAIN Cornos
il
lie
Bill
.
~
around
oh ar1 Spl team
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23
The Six Best

Dear Sir---El Paso Is a long way from
anywhere. but there are still few foot
ball fans around who talk over the old
game. Here follows our pick Of the six
best backfield men football has ever known: 1:
l. Thorpe. Carlisle; ., Coy, Yale; ), Heston'
Michigan 4, Mahan, Harvard ), Oliphant,
West Point, 6, Brckley, Harvard. How
about it? SIN OLD-TIMCRS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23
Until After

The boxing pastime isn't going TO apoullI
to yorv much until after the war. 1hen
there will he big revival. Boxing instruc-
tors now scattered through all the various
army camps vii develop any NUMBER OF
new boxing fans who. returned TO clNi hte,
will be only too keen TO inspect proieSS'o''a'
wares. -
Benny Leonard and others of the younger
school will be able to partake OF ms re-
vivaI but the odds are that by then WIZARD
wi he out of it, too heavy to ever uaih
down again,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23

4 couple Of amateurs in the lineup have
speeded up Eastern League play. but the
Reading management should get busy and
sign some big leaguers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23
Goals From Every Angle

There is o7Eastern League game here
tonight but at Musical Fund Han tomorrow
evening De Neri will tackle Jasper, and Joe
Dreyfuss will play with the Musical Fund
prG.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23
SeUen of Varsity Regulars Are Freshmen


closely.
of
Wnonai for Gillespie end received his early
4 quart
back former the Media High hfac
a
with his The
Whitaker former Northeast boy substitute tackle
worked showed
thing
hurt his of since
ankle
is end man.
victory Lafayette and last Saturday 27oo
o o ne
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23
Doctor Roller Is Beaten

MONTREAL. Nov. 23---Waldck Zbyszko d.
fOatcd Or. Ben r. Roller here. taking two fall,
out of three at catch-as-ca tCh-can.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23
Bill Kennedy Complains

Bill Kennedy manager of Jasper has
been in charge of that team for more than
eighteen years and is credited with being
one of the best informed in these parts
But Sir William has "a plant and here II
II see by your paper that Charley ODon-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23

rUHE heavyweight situation today Is al
L most precisely as it was sixteen sea-
sons ago.
when Jeffres had stopped Fitz ana 'o'-
be,t he stood supreme with no competition
in sight.
His supremacy was so pronouhCeu '""'
after waiting two or three years ana co"-
Guiding with Jack Munroe he finally de-
cided to retire. At that time Jack Johnson
had not come forward and the onig eh-
,rics I'm sight were such men as 'MarNih
Hart and Tommy Burns, obviously belo"
Jeffriess class.
willard occupies the same status 'ouaE'
There isn't any one in his cIass-'herc
ism,' a first -class heavyweight to take up
the burden If he retired. -.
II has been rumored that he WeiShS NOR
than 900 mounds and will never Tram ioi
another fight a., Lir
Jeffries had the same idea but the h's
Californian was finally lured to ms rrs'
knockout by the yellow CLINT OF gold
If Willard retires. as he now threatens ,
10 do a new heavyweight will be lnstalleo
i'm ,he throne room at some future GATE
N,bereunon there will arise call Tor WIZ
lard's return. .,
II may be that he will turn what IS tech-
nically known as a deaf car TO the plea.
But Jess has always highly esteemed the
yycll- known dollar. Quite a number OF Nnerh
piled in one mass may change ms ihteh-
tion even at the risk of what happened u
Jeffrics at Reno
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23

The P"nneh A. g. is withou, a footbou
gam" at home with any second or third class
ing this attraction. averaging not more than
l35 pounds, kindly notify William Heck n5iu
between and p. m.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23

Of
L
1t n
il TO rules
o
from the
mtted a winth
Now
performed blamed
dion will
that official
of the grron are
judgment often while
and
realizing what beasty affair football
interested individual than
\decoD 1913 Harvard persona o to the
El Other officials have been quietly
SSTN DISCUSSION of a certain
the a
a IS any team now because
he IS strict
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23

The southwark Mdgets, "A sixth-class team
wish to arrange basketball II games al home -,
away IL, Pellowitz. 1888 East Moyamensin,
avenue. "''''4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23
Rules Should Be Lived Up To at All Times


w
accepted as evidence
football knows that ofsde play and holding seriously
Of game be akened.
who
exalted position high
upheld
saaiERE coaches who their
are the
he as I / S written"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23

only
- led the
first I Delaware Navy
the Main Liners
Lebanon o., 4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-23
WILLARD STANDS TODAY IN SAME
POSITION AMONG HEAVYWEIGHTS
ASDID JEFFRIES SIXTEEN YEARS Aco
No One in His Glass, and, Should He Retire, Tbor,
Would Not Be Any One Who Could
Step Into His Shoes
BY GRANTLAND RICE
The Wipning Slogan

no do mn bU" icds once The cry
That stood against the Super-Byutc;
''To do my Bit ono day got by
As being quite enough TO shoot.
BIT as the Game ertcnds its span,
TN. err mouos. TO n greater call
Where this ne,c thought must haunt each ,uop--
This greater thought--"To do mn an"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-13
C.A-N-T-O.N -sl-E-N-T?
Two Correct Ways to Pronounce 1t,
Says University Man, But One
Form Is To BE Preferred.

There are two correct ways, says q
State University authority, to pro-
nounce the word cantonment, which
until year or two ago was practi-
cally unheard of by laymen but which
at present is uttered daily in almost
every American household. In fact,
the introduction and widespread use
have come so suddenly that there is;
not as yet any agreement on it's pro-
nunciation
1t may be pronounced canton
plus m-e-n-t, with the accent on the
first syllable; or it may be pronounc-
ed c-a-n-t-o-o-n plus m-e-n-t, with the
accent on the t-o-o-n, which is pro-
nounced like moon. The French pro-
nunciation in which the second and
last syllables are given nasal sound,
with the accent on the second syl-
liable, and the pronunciation in which
the 20" in the second syllable is long,
with the accent also on the second
syllable seem to be without authority.
While there are two correct pro-
nunciations of this word, the uniyer-
sity man believes the former will be
the more commonly accepted in AM
erica because it is easier and appears
more logical
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-13
Great, But Not Called So.

Many of the most illust.ious men
whom all the world knows as great
have not obtained the honor CT hay
ing the adjective affixed to their
names. The easiest way of showing
this is to set down list CT twenty Of
the most famous men of action.
give the list following, nos better
than others that might be framed,
but merely as sufficient for The pur-
poses Of illustrations:
Pericles, Hannibal. julius Caesar,
Emperor Augustus, Emperor Trajan,
Pope Gregory VII, William the
ConGueror, Sultan Saladin, Emperor
Frederick II; Dr., Martin Luther, Ig-
natius Loyola, Emperor Charles Y,
Cardinal Richelieu, Oliver Cromwell,
George Washington, Napoleon Bona
parte, Abraham Lincoln, Joseph MAJ
zini, CavOur, Bismarck.
Several of the above, notably JUL
JUS Caesar and Napoleon Bonaparte,
stand a. least as high as any in the
list OF those to whom the epithet of
great has become attached in COM
mon speech-perhaps higher. Taken
as g whole, these twenty show
higher average. There are none of
these twenty of whom we do nor feel
that. ii we had known them they
would have struck us as rising far
above common humanity either in
width Of minu or intensity of feeling
or in energy of will, or in all these
things ombined.-James B-yce in
The Youths Companion.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-13
ECLIPSE OF sun NEXT JUNE.
VIII Be Totals as Viewed From Some
Parts of the United States, But
Only Partial from Iowa Points.

For the first time in eighteen
years total eclipse of the sun will
..be visible in the United States on
June s., 1918, and astrologers and
astronomers all over the country are
making great preparations to get
the moon and the sun in their rela-
tionship to the earth at that time;
B Unfortunately the path of the total
eclipse does no cross Leon or south
8ern Iowa, and to us the eclipse will
be only partial. The path OF the total
eclipse, so far as the United States
I is concerned, extends in direct line
through Oklahoma and part OF Ar
kansas, it's nearest approach to
Iowa.
4formance,' and in this latitude is
visible every eighteen years and
eleven days. On May %, 1900, it
last was visible, and it's path then
was from Louisiana to Virginia. Be
fore that it was visible in 1882, and
before that in 1864. This particular
eclipse has been studied for cen
turtles, and is first mentioned in his
tory in record of the old Chinese
annals of TIC B. G.. There is no rec
ord, SO far as inquiry reveals, OF
total eclipse visible in this section
of Iowa
1 IOday, with astronomy ana dstIol-
pgy well understood, a total eclipse
Of the sun will not cause much COM
ment, but if conditions such as exist
today-a world war with most OF the
nations of the earth engaged-had
been prevalent century ago, total
eclipse of the sun would have Deen
though by many to foretell the end
of the world.
The actual time the sun is in total
eclipse is short-ranging from two
to eight minutes. For two hours be-
fore the eclipse the sun gradually
becomes darkened, however, and fire.
quently astronomers require artifici-
al light to make their computations.
Following the total eclipse the sun
gradually becomes brighter.
In former times the causes of So
lar eclipses were unknown. They are
caused by the moon coming between
the sun and earth, shutting Off the
light of the sun upon the earth The
sun is 400 times larger than the
moon, and it would seen that the
moon, even when new or full, would
not totally eclipse the sun, but as the
sun is more than 400 times farther
away from the earth than the moon,
the latter body when coming be-
tween them, causes total eclipse.