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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
SchOOlbOy Funbles
BY PAUL PREP

60 L II II PHILADELPHIA HIGH
OSCHOOL will open its basketball sea-
son tomorrow afternoon, meeting the
fast-going Girard College quintet on the
collegans' floor, The high school will
be represented by the same combi-
nation which finished the Interscholastic
League season last winter and brought
the Dutch cup" to the school trophy
case.
The downtown Red aud Black team is
the last of the public high school teams
TO open it's season and the third TO meet
the Girard College representatives. West
Philadelphia opened its season by losing
to the Girard boys. while Northeast
suffered the same fate last Saturday.
Captain Wattman and his squad of
veterans realize that it will be neces-
sary for them to be in midseas son form
to register victory in their basketball
, debut, With this forecast in their minds
the live wires' have practiced faith
fully during the last two weeks. and a
close game, if not victory. is looked for
The Girard team will take the floor
in the following manner: Forwards.
Knorr and Shandle; center, Klotz (;
guards. Perry and SheakleS. South
Philadelphia will depend on Captain
Wattman and Bunnin. forwards Don
dero. center, and ieventer and Mile
stone. guards
The second teams of the rival schools
will meet in the preliminary contest,
Robert Angel, captain-Oect of the
Mercersburg Academy track team. is
one of the best schoolboy hammer
throwers of this country, and with an
other year of training under Jimmy Cur
ran should be exceptional material for
l college track team. During the past
season Angel won every hammer-throw-
/ Ing event in which he competed.
The nterclass wrestling events which
Dr. Matthew O'Brien holds each year
at Central High win be conducted as
usual this season after the Christmas
I holidays Wrestling, while not as pop
ular with the Philade' 'phia schoolboys as
\ in other cities. creates great deal of
| interest at Broad and Green streets
Byrne Radebaugh was reelected cap
4 tain of Northeast High School cross
| country team yesterday when the pic
ture OF this years squad .was taken.
Radebaugh has been a member ~ the
Archives hill-and-dale squad for two
years and is rated as one Of the best
harriers In the city.
Northeast should have good team
next season, as only two members OF
this years squad graduate. Springer and
Downs. The folloying will be back
Captain Radebaugh. Boardmsn. Ladow
Lackey Harbert. Candy, Jenkins
Kitcnsn and jos Rea-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
By PETER PUTTER

Word was received yesterday from
France that Charles Parker Boyd has
won his commission. In a letter to his
wife he said that he expected shortly
to he made captain or first lieutenant,
and has been notified that he will be
placed at the head of one Cf the ambu-
lance corps Boyd il resident Of Lans-
downe and is the treasurer Of The Coun-
try Club of Lansdowne. With Warren
Hamilton. the son Of Mr.. and Mrs Will
bur j.. Hamilton, of Cynwyd. who is a
member of the Bala and Philadelphia
Country Clubs, he sailed for France last
June as a part of the American Field
Ambulance Service.
Both for months drove munition
trucks and both paid all their expenses.
When the United states entered the war
both Boyd and Hamilton, who are
slightly deaf. were exempt from further
duty. Their parents were anxious to
have them home, as both had seen
strenuous service at the front and
both had had several narrow escapes
from injury. but they hustled to Paris
and joined the American Red Cross as
drivers Of ambulances. For the last
three months they have been busy driv-
ing supplies from Paris to the various
hospitals of the Allies.
The promotion of Boyd will he re-
ceived with great interest by his nu-
merous golfng friends, who hope to
hear soon that a similar promotion has
been given to Hamilton Both are very
popular in France and have been nick
named Ham and Eggs" They have a
dog who accompanies them everywhere
they go and this has been named
"Omolet." The munition truck that
they drove together has the euphonious
name of the "Poached Egg"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28

wasn't anything he couldn't do with the
stick He'd bluff the iniield in. then tap
the ball somewhere over their heads lie
could hit to any field on any kind Of ball
pitched within reach. And when the
outfield played back in their regular po-
sitons he could drop bunt and beat it
ninety-nine times in a hundred. lie had
the swinging bunt down to n science ard
could pull the ball past the pitcher to-
ward the second baseman every clip.
There has been only one Eeecr. lie
was the greatest Of them all
Not one other of the old orioles save
Keeler himself. denied the bold state
ment. And the orioles are nobOdy's
yes" men. If they had not agreed with
Kelley the presence of keelCr would not
have deferred them from expressing dis
sent.
Yes. the lure is strong. An English
man now in this country, after service
in the front-line trenches. reports that
he saw pal one afternoon under she'll
fire deeply engrossed in a volume entitled
How to Putt"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
Olympia to Make Good Start

The Olympia A. A. has announced a
splendid program of six bouts for the
New Years day matinee. Reddy Bell
opens with Frankie Ray; X. o. Circus
meets frankie Clark; Bobby Burns
faces Little Bear; Joe Lynch boxes
Andy Burns: X. q. Johnny Rosner bat
ties Joe Tuber and Frankie Callahan
features in the wind-up against Eddie
Wagond,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28

(Q1NS important of ALL
will
whole?
positive the will
will be missing during the coming do
this for all of them We
The
the these
difficult the
For
shall complaint if
IS more
II granted will
will be effect? VIII
be egooden enough fol
OF
last
Annorein
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
Baseball Will Continue Regardless of Draft

baseball
Not at
In
a
to
should taken think
see
public wanted We could
tsvsiop mater n
drafted fairly ad
i are,
would be which
fighting. will
baseball
SHOULD then permit the
that there reasSns
f,
EkVD patience calamity all he
[>W 4 ~ when
<1rnl1 Be cheerful The country that much
ja1 4eoking at the bright side during the darkest
&r>3>o ~ with winning the victory
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
As for 1918

NIINET EEN EN-SENENTEEN managed
IN to maintain a fair share of its sport
under the red shadow of war.
How about 1918"
This is the year that will he the big
test. Sport through wars mighty prep
aration. could move along.
But how sport will hold up when the
long casualty lists begin to arrive is an-
other affair.
1t will keep going. but at what speed
is not to he estimated this far in advance
Of the spring drive.
kelly's Pick
Some time ago at a baseball gather
ing n heated debate arose as to who
might be the greatest outnelder Ty
Cobb or Iris Speaker.
But Joe Kelley. who had no axes to
grind. finally spoke out bluntly and to
the point
The greatest player | have ever
known tand I've seen most all of them)
sits here" He slapped Willie Keeler on
the shoulder.
You may have your cobbs and your
Wagners and your l.ajoies. [ grant
them all wonderfully great But Willie
keeler in his heyday for mine. There
was a man who knew what to do with Il
bat He could make base runner out
of a truck horse. He always protected
the runner. And scientific? Say, there
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
|SS COMISKEY AND WEEGHMAN SEE THE DOUG]
EAGO BIG LEAGUE MAGNATES
lady TO TAKE THEIR CHANCES
kND BOTH BREATHE OPTIMISM
Ite Sox Owner Warns Against Moguls
Rocking the Boat" and Says This Is
No Time to Grow Panicky

4ZICAGO'is "A a
own at the foot Of Lake Michigan the optimistic
willing limit
rive Chicago in
contrast o promoters.
1s Cubs
nbn
indicated
seban public conditions
nut no for weeghman
and has disposed
a million Chicago
weeghman hasn't backed down but just now he
of the made
had Weesh
of the warmes
search for stars
mansay of the Cardinals
works while he made
specific reputed
St Louis He admitted the
nimated that Branch
Eckeys the players with
Alexander and kier heels reported
s25o clnch the deal THIS
Phe distressing
chance put in claim for
money liberal why
waste some of generosity him
not to be another infeder
4. w liberal offer Now there
market and it looks very
likely land in the Windy CITY
the Giants captain is in
and York the deal
acquisition of HerzoG would make
Cubs real pennant contenders
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28

optimism through the liberal disposal o ms
w ready
gamble anything. He says that the mag
cautions the league 'a
pahicky The following interview was given out yes
of chaRpion White SoX
conditions which
1t that
the
to rocking
public the
millions
the
the ball field
that
If slightest hint that the
the
turn yparkoy to the Govern if
will benefit
VI 0basebal $
am had
ball not banking on the financial end
ofth egame
artistic
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
LOUIS II. JAFFE IN FRANCE
Former Sports Writer of Evening
Public Ledger Has Safe Trip
Across Atlantic

Sergeant-major Louis II. Jaffe. former
assistant sports editor of the. EVENING
PUBLIC LEDGER has arrived safely in
France His father received a cable
gram this morning announcing his
arrival "over there" and, wishing his
many friends a merry Christmas and a
happy New Year,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28

the entire pro.
ceeds to go TO
the Rec, Cross
or any other
W ar charity
w hic n II g C d
them.
Furthermore,
the big cham.
pion is ready to
begin training
Immediately for
the contest and
any heavy
weight W h o
wishes to ac-
ccpt his chal.
lenge Is urged
to step out and
announce NM
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
FIFTY ATHLETES TO RUN
IN STARR HANDICAP MEET
Glover and Schwartz Are at Scratch
in New Years Day
Run

Fifty runners will compete in the
Theodore starr handicap street run New
Years Day. l.. l.. Glover and Joe
Schwartz, both of the Meadowbrook
Club, are the scratch men. Camps Dix
and Meade will send a number of rum
ners, while the local clubs will be rep
resented. The starters and the handi-
caps follow:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
Still Hopes fer International

TORONTO, Ont, Dec. 2s.-Edward g.
barrow former president Of the lnterna-
tional League. Ju "A staIment published here
said he believed the international
circuit under capable management, could
be made to succs ssfuly overcome it's pres
ent difficulties and emerge stronger than
ever from the crisis that now besets minor
league baseball
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28

YOU could notice it. They simply
laughed at me and branded It another
press-agent yarn. 1t certainly is dis
couraging. but | will see 1t through. II
| the Red Cross turns me down. any war
charity like the tobacco fund. athletic
fund. or anything else which will BEN
eft the soldiers and sailors can get
all or part of it as they see nt.
81 want to assure you that thN is
not a press.agent dream It will not
help me in business because 7 will not
go out on the road this year. The circus
will stay in the south this season be..
Vause 1t would he foolish to try to transN
port the equipment while the railroads
are all tied up. That means I have
all OF the time in the world to get. in
,hape for the battle and the sooner the
better.
Suggests Fred Fulton
How about Fred Fulton? He seems
to l. the hest OF the heavyweight con.
tenders and lit is up to him to accept,
or reject my offer to mee' him. II he
| tunks out of the match then it must
be someone else. Fulton has been max.
! ing some rash statements for the past
year and now he Is called II he really
means all he has asid. everything can
he arranged satisfactorily, for there will
he no question Of weight. size of the
purse or anything else. The next move
must come from Fulton.
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men like Billy Recap at the ringsid,
.he'' "i'l ne no 'h"''e 10 put any
] - w. a." ''.''' "'' So'he peop'e
WV arc 'coN'"s io' ii. chahce % get
| "
Jess is real home man and seldom
leaves his big house on the outskirts of
the city. lie has more enjoyment with
ms I'VE children than .talkng down
the street at the head of a procession
which always follows him.
When I entered the Willard home
found jess stretched out on the floor
under a Christmas tree. playing with
jess. Jr. aged four. and little Enid
aged three. The children were playing
horse with their big daddy and showed
/, no mercy 1hey Kicked him in the face.
jumped on MN ana the room looked
IKE me aftermath of cyclone The
, remnants OF terrible tram wreck Were
nloo III one corner OF the room, and a
threeioot santa tlauS minus his whs
Ne'S 'n" zap also was cast by the
wayside. WIZARDS big foot had wrecked
the train and the youngsters hatLscalped
Santa Claus. There was no more noise
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
Senators to PLAY Columbus

WASHINGTON. Dee. 2s.-Alanager Grlf-
fifth today arranged for AN exhibition game
between the local American League club and
the Columbus team, of the American Asso-
April Il.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
Penn Athlete Commissioned

John II. Hargreayes. who last year was
elected manager OF the Penn baseball team,
has been commissioned as first lieutenant
in the ordnance department. and will leave
up his new duties as servant of Uncle
Sam. While at Penn he played on the
track squad.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
Camps to Play for Soccer Title

CHICAGO. Dec. 2S.-Peter J. Peel, presi'
dent OF the United States Football Associa'
tion, today announced plans for a cham
piopship series Of soccer games between
ARMY cantonment teams. II is planned
to play the contests I'm cities near the can
tonments the proceeds to go to soldieI
athletic fund.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
Norman Maxwell a FavOrite

PINEHCRST. y. e., Dec 9s.-About 100
players are already entered for the mid
winter golf tournament which opens at
Pinehurst today. The favortes for the
medal in the qualifying round are Norman
Maxwell OF the Aronimink club, and Louis
A. Hamilton, Garden city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
Cardinals Cleared $4,000

Word comes from 81. Louis that the
Cardinals made money fast season for the
first time in five years. The club cleared
about 10000, approximately per cent on
the $3.50 900 paid to Mrs. schuyler l.. Britton
last winter for grounds, franchise and play
ars
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
BY ROBERT w. MAXWELL

CHICAGO, III, Dec II.
TESS WILLARD is sincere In his
- offer TO box any man in the world
in an open-air show in Philadelphia to
be staged Memorial Day or later and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
Now a British Captain

That peaceful happening was in May
and before September came young
Jenkins was n private in the Cameron
Highlanders He is now n captain.
Three or four brothers are fighting,
too. and | have heard that one of them
has been killed. Lawrie himself has
been twice wounded and he has been
decorated. lie is still fighting and the
affectionate wishes of the golfers of two
continents are with the brave young
champion wherever he may be.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28

ROBERT W. MAXWELL self No one is
barred and it is up to Fred Fulton Bill
Brennan and the others to talk bust.
ness or shut up in the future.
This was the gist of wilard's state.
mcnt after he was asked to explain his
plan to raise money for the Red Cross
by donating his services. '"ie big fel.
low was glad to go into details. ! vis-
tied him at his home In Rogers Park. a
suburb of Chicago, yesterday, and for
more than an hour the champion eX-
plained his side of the case.
In the. first place it is not an adver.
tising scheme to swell the gate r..
ccipts at the circus this summer. Jess
is not going out with the show because
of the poor railroad facilities and will
spend most of his time with his family
here in Chicago. He is anxious to help
as much as possible in the g'eat war
and believes he can do it by boxing "A
logical contender for the heavyweight
championship of the world.
Title Goes With Bout
There is one thing | wish to make
plain" said Jess. land that is the
heavyweight title will he at stake in
the bout. There was a story in some
of the papers TO the effect that I said
my title would not be risled. but it is
untrue. If the man | box knocks me
out he will be heavyweight champion
of the world. He will have won the
title and | will be the first to congratu.
late him.
81 have been criticized because | in
sisted on n tcn-round no-deCision con.
test. Perhaps the panning was de.
served. because I did not explain my.
calf f,,I1,
the best place in the country to stage
a big bout is in the East. Philadelphia
preferred. because more money could be
ra sed there. There is no boxing in
New York; Boston and other New Eng
land aowns are too far away. and any
way Philadelphia is the foremost boxing
city in the world and is entitled to the
match.
"Wcrc I out for the money | would
not pay much attention % the place
where the bout Is to be held. ] would
state the amount of money / wanted for
my share, get it, 3nd then allow the
promoters to worry. In this case. how
ever, it is different. The bout is for
charity. I will get nothing for my share
and will even, pay my own training eX'
penses. My object is to make money
for the Red Cross or some ether war
deInbio
-, .--
an 'oa oe'eI..ns .,s 'na' tllH peId uSe u,
w wv 'V''e i,ol'' ,nc,c, pu' pe,ause ! oe,
new 1t Is the 'uea. Spo' 10 ho,u pis
pou'. ~ lS close 'o new hork, ha't'
NOR NOR Was"'I,stoI' boston ana o'neI
best spot in the world to stage the
match. mean the place they call
Franklin Field When | was in phi,a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
Night Before the Final

The night before the final sat with
him on a bench at Walmer overlooking
the sea front Not far away loomed
Deal Castle and before US on the waters
Of the channel lay n battleship Occa-
sionally a marine from the barracks
drifted along with his girl in the peace
ful darkness I.awrie Jenkins said that
he was very happy to be participant
in the final next day. lie said iurther
that he had always wanted TO win the
championship. but somehow that night
he felt different How little he and
dreamed that he would hold the big title
unchallenged all these years.
we'll remember the final I can sec
him now carefully planning each shot
and steadily forging ahead of younc
Hezlctt. Then came the last putt and
the dramatic presentation of the trophy
under the old English elms in the club
house courtyard. 1t was great win
for Scotland.
Could any man looking on that happy
scene foresee the dreadful days that
have followed?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
GOLF CHAMPION
IN THE TRENCHES
British Amateur Title
holder Has Earned Com
mission as Captain
BEGAN AS A PRIVATE
By CHARLES (CHICK) EVANS

The first time that I saw Mr.. J. l.. G.
Jenkins. affectionateiy known as Lawrie.
was in 1911 at Troon. Scotland whittier
| had gone In preparation for the British
championship to he played at Prestwick'
not far away. Troon Is his home town
and he comes from a large and inter-
ostiug family there. Indeed, think that
H. has four brothers. all OF them golfers,
but none so good as he There was a
sister. too, who won the Scottish ladies
championship at I.osslemouth few
years ago.
one Of the first golf games ! played
in Scotland was with Lawtie jenkins
on the Troon course. which oNerlooks
the water Of the Firth Of clyde. and
from that time until the championship
we played frequently together. ad-
mrcd his game then very much. VI
seemed all the more remarkable because
he was of such small stature. When he
is not spolien of as Lawrie he is called
Wee Jenkins.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
Always Wore Gloves

noticed then that he had very
smooth swing. although not very long,
being governed in its backward move
mcnt by the Strengthening out of his LETT
arm. lie knew all the shots and played
them accurately. Another Thing | noticed
was that he wore gloves when playing
have always believed that one cannot
get the proper "feel' Of the clubs when
wearing gloves. but he was surely the
happy exception. The most noticeable
thing about him however, was his de-
termination to make each succeeding
bot better than the one before. lie was
a wonderful companion ON the links and
inspired me to great luck. for, ! men
tion it with pride just now. only once
did he beat me- lie made good show
ing in the Prestwick tournament, but
as / driftcd away over the British links
down into France. 7 did not see Lawrie
Jenkins again until 1914 at Sandwich
He was in great form in those memor'
able DAYS of that last British chamnion-
shin. For some reason | did not think
that he would he able to win that
championship. although I knew that hf
had a game that would beat any one II
working with proper sequence. Joined
with that game was the determination
that made him distinctly match play
golfer
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
Is Sincere in Offer

'I want the public TO know that
am sincere in my offer and am willing
to do anything / can to make it a
success. Here I am ready to place my
title at stake, willing TO box any man
in the world, and what am / to do?
Who has stepped forward to help me
out with the exception of Matt Hinkle!
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-04-21
CIRCUIT COURT
BEGINS TUESDAY
Deputy Clerk "DIck" Gerhardt Ar
rlves Home to Look After tho
Business a Few Days.

Tomorrow morning the regular A
pril term Of circuit court will con-
vene, with Judge J. M. Woods presid-
ing. Clerk l.. Dew Gerhardt, who
was suddenly stricken with illness,
will not be able to attend to his duties
at first, but last night his son, Ser.
geant Dick" Gerhardt, deputy, who
is with Company F at Camp Corn.
we'll, arrived home and will look af-
ter the business until his father is
able to report.
The grand jury, which is as fol-
lows will report, and after receiving
instructions will begin hearing the
testimony Of Witnesses:
F. S. Emmert, &C. l.. Stuckey, Ben
ton Tabler, Lyle Campbell, p. D.
Rauch, w. B. Lingamfelter, Ernest
Glover, w. r. Keller, John Oliver,
F. c.. Foreman, Geo. w. Miller, J. II.
Mcbride, E. F. Mcdonald, O. NJ
Thomas, A. G. Legg, D. P. Lemaster
The petit jury will not report un-
til Tuesday, April "a, and during the
intervening time the trial docket will
be arranged.