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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-19

Chairman Kennerdell of the Ameri-
can Automobile association contest
beard announces that the A. A. A. has
awarded Dario Resta the champion
driver title for the season of 1916.
Resta has a total of 400 points to his
credit and he will be officially crown
ed at dinner in Chicago Feb. l, un-
der the auspices of the Chicago Auto
mobile club.
The "Doble" Is a new steam car
to enter the field so long held by the
Stanley and at one time by the White.
The makers, the General Engineering
company of Detroit, claim that there
are just II moving parts to the pow
er plant. The pressure of button on
the steering post ignites the fuel that
generates the steam. the pressure of
a small foot pedal operates the hyd-
raulic brake. The new car Is to be
exhibited at most of the larger au-
tomobile shows.
An unsold Pierce-Arrow car has be-
tOHe idlc tHinb' II tue last iS
months there never has been time
when Pierce.Arrow agents have been
able to get. all the machines they
wanted. THE demand has gone mount
ing, and the most insistent efforts on
the part of the factory to keep up
with 1t have. fallen short
There has been much comment re-
Gently on the, popularity Of the four
passenger type of roadster and even
more speculation as to whether or
not 1t will become the standard road
ster. The universal acceptance of
this new design Of motor car cannot
be discounted. One has only to look
around to see its popularity evidenced
on every day,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15

COACH LEWIS and his proteges have
~ chance TO further upset the Scholastic
world this afternoon, when they clash with
Coach Dean Johnson's South Philadelphia
High School team, In an lnterscholastic
Football League match. on the Northeast
High Schools athletic field, Twenty-hintn
street and Indiana avenue a victory ior tne
Germantown aggregation win send II
skyward into tie with Central High South
philadelphia High, West Philadelphia High
and Northeast High. ana muss up the
standing so much that the local king OF the
fall sport would hardly be determined IN
the regular league season
Several weeks ago the game between
South Philadelpha's representatives and
the wearers of the green and white would
not have caused the least particle or en-
citement among the Philadelphia schooboys
But "Oh, how she has changed. BY
reason of its most surprising victory over
the strong Central High School team. on
Houston field, last Friday, the Cltveden
institution sprang before the schoolboy
spotlight overnight. AT the present time
the Germantown squad is regarded as the
dark horse In the race for the champion
ship of the city.
The game today Is the first Thursday
afternoon contest of the intcrscholastic sea-
son. The game was originally scheduled
for tomorrow, with the South Philadelphia
school having the honor of staging this
most important match. But as neither the
downtown Red and Black nor the Green and
white wearers could boast of an athletic
field the only thing the authorities could do
was to play 1t on one of the other teams s
grdirons Houston Field already was en-
gagged for Friday and Saturday. while
Northeasts field was to he the scene of the
Northeast-Frankford game tomorrow. II
was then decided to play the contest today
on Northeast Field.
Germantown and South Philadelphia
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15
PENN PLANS TO
SURPRISE YOST
Red and Blue Has New At
tack to Spring on
Michigan
SECRET PRACTICE HELD
BY ROBERT W. MAXWELL

Penn has gone back to fundamental foot
ball in preparation for the Michigan game
next Saturday The varsity players are
drilled in the art of carrying the ball. fall
ing on 1t and tackling. No scrimmage Is
INDUCED in because no risks can he taken
with the men, but the work is strenuous
enough to keep them in shape. Coach Fol-
well and his able assistants are overlook
ing nothing this week and the minor details
are taken up as seriously as the big stuff.
u is possible that an entirely new at
tack will be sprung on the Wolverines. Just
what II will be no one knows because the
practice this week is exceedingly secretive.
Guards at the door scrutinize every visitor
and unless the proper credentials are pro-
duced the bars are put up. However. the
men are working until darkness drives them
off the field. which shows that they are
not taking things easy.
The lnemen are improving daily under
the coaching of Doctor Wharton and Hun
ter Scarlet and Dutch Sommer are teaching
the men what Is known as intensive foot
ball" Scarlet takes the ends to- one side
and explains all of the details Of the posi-
tion, what they should do on certain plays
and what they shouldn't do on others
Sommer does the same things with the
backfcld men and the system is producing
results.
With the light squad and limited number
of substitutes. Folwell is forced to- work
cautiously with the men this week. They
were In good shape for the Dartmouth game
and the task now is to keep them in top
form without any Of them going stale. How
ard Berry still Is suffering from bruised
side and some of the linemen are stiff and
sore, but they are expected to be in shape
by Saturday.
Today only light signal drill was held
The men appeared on the field early and
rehearsed the new plays for Saturday. Bert
Bell ran the team from quarterback and
Straus. Light and Berry were the backs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15

HIGH SCHOOL OFFICIALS
DISCUSS NEEDED RULINGS

AT meeting of the supervisory COM
mittee on public high school athletics held
In the Offices Of the Board of Education
yesterday several important motions were
passed on
The discussion on the practice of clip
ping from behind in football was long
one. but finally met the approval OF those
present and was referred to the football rule
committee. The subject, which was started
by Coach Phil Lewis of the Germantown
High School, has long been in need OF at
tcntion and will doubtless be changed some
time IN the near future
An announcement was also made by Mr..
CARRIER that six girls high schools In Phia-
delphia and also the normal school would
hereafter have representative on the SUI
pervisory committee
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15

vyNIE inability of left-handed golfers to
average up is freak turn, to put it
mildly.
rocJ; at baseball--Cobb. Speaker, Collins,
Jackson. Baker, Crawford, Roush, Sisler--
,lr,uaIly all the headline hitters operate
from n southern port.
yet golf has no left-handed professional
.ta, we ever heard of and no left-hander
.ood .,,, enough to even figure close to- a cham
storshin turn Just why this bizarre cir
n,,nstance should he has never been eX-
,iained. despte the large number of words
sniIIed athwart the discussion.
About the Same
An army statistician has discovered,
after interviewing various military chiefs,
that the best soldier age is around twenty
Nye or twenty-six. This age has been
found TO average better than a younger or
an older span, despite various exceptions
Of note. go
The same statistics cover baseball. IF
Vol care to examine the record YOU will
find that the most effective age Is precisely
,he same Ty Cobb, around twenty-five
and twenty-siX worked his way ABOVE .foV'
So did Joe Jackson. "
Christv Mathewson at this age had just
come to his top form. He was twenty-five
when he won three world series shutouts.
back in 1905.
Cobb was Just twenty-five when he batted
APO. He was twenty-six when he batted
40. He has never been over 400 since.
Speaker found his best year above thirty.
But Iris was an exception. Eddie Collins
was Just twenty-five when he finished above
$50, his highest mark. Twenty-Five to
twenty-six is apparently the most effective
athletic age for any game that depends on
stamina, speed and skill.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15


ToniEht-Reading at Jasper.
:, Ssturday-Trenton at De NerI. Greystock at
Peading.
DASkETBALL for the season of 1917-1S
- will be inaugurated in Kensington this
evening. and all eyes are trained upon Nom
pareil Hall, Kensington avenue and ontario
street, where Jasper plays Reading. There
are more reasons than one why the opening
game uptown is being watched with care.
There is deep concern as to the interest
that will be manifest in the cage sport, and
Jasper is the last team to open the home
season.
A fine crowd was in attendance at Cam
den last night and If Jasper draws a good
audience these who have the sport at heart
will feel that the season is due to be a
prosperous one As far as Jasper is con-
cerned, many of the Jewels stanch rooters
were taken in the draft, and at Camp Meade
on Sunday Manager Bill Kennedy was
hailed time and again with inquiries from
dyed-n-the-wool rooters who sought nfor-
nation on the lineup, and all said they
would miss the games.
There will be no opening ceremonies or
band concert such as was given at Camden
last evening. but the Jewels will show the
fans basketball and the uptown rooters VIII
be satisfied If Judge Glenn consents to toss
up the ball and Whitley" Mallon will ref
cree his first game.
Bears Look Good
The home club will present the same
lineup that humbled the Greys. namely.
Dark and Norman. forwards; Moorehead,
center, and White and Leonard, guards. The
out of -towners on the Jewels payroll are
the only members of the team in shape.
Dark. Moorehead and White being sadly
out of condition. 1t is for this reason they
will be forced to show their best, The men
are unfamiliar with each other. but shouid
work together well with the playing OF
few games
The visitors have In their lineup the
Amateur sensation of the season so FAR In
Bud" Wender. In the two games IN which
this youngster has participated he mas
scored seven field goals and Is second IN
Individual scoring only being surpassed by
Maurice Tome, the tall Trenton center, who
has eight to his credit. Posey. another new
conner I'm the Bears lineup Is an old FAVOR
te at Nonpareil Hail. as are George nag
gerty, George Morris and Andy Sears
Players Should Observe Rules
Now that the Eastern League has virtual
| Iy removed the ban on players participating
| in outside games, they should be careful
adhere to the rules set down prohibiting
| their playing in certain territory. President
| Scheffer himself presented the matter to the
board OF managers. and newcomers and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15

five and twenty-six years old would have n
big advantage over an eleven around twenty
or twenty-one, Most football teams are
made up of younger players.
But the records have shown that the older
men have a big advantage There have
been few football players around the twen-
ty-fve or twenty-six years age for the sim
pie reason that at this age most men have
finished college. But few of the older
ones, such as Hogan, of Yale, and Thorpe.
of Carlisle, have shown that maturity has
its value.
Another 1917 example is Joe Guyon. now
of Georgia Tech. Guyon is well over the
average college football age and this has
been his greatest year
Speaking of the best athletic age, Jerry
Travers at twentysix years, won his fourth
championship, and Chick Evans at twenty.
six years, won the open and amateur cham
pionship for the first time on record In one
year.
Then there were those old MaSsilon and
canton footbail teams made up Of men
around twenty-five and twenty-six who were
unbeatable No one who ever saw those two
teams in action could ever question the win
ming effect of maturity.
IL the War Department has any real need
for athletic equipment or other causes not
listed on the Government payroll the same
can be achieved by "A simple edict to the
Army and Navy elevens to turn in their
annual battle at the Polo Grounds. Here
Is 100000 to be picked up without the
slightest disarrangement or trouble.
give seen them all in the last two years,
or most of them" writes a tourist, "but
I've yet to see the backield star who had
anything on Chick Harley. the open-feld
phantom OF Ohio State I'll take him
against the field. He's more than phenom
He's 100 per cent miracle"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15

There are two staggered doors.
The front door Is at left OF
drivers compartment and the
rear door on the right side.
There is a dome light in cell.
ing, three silk roller curtains,
parcel pockets at both sides Of
rear seat, foot rail and wind.
shield wiper.
Every inch of the floor is GOV.
cred with thick carpet to match
the walls and ceiling.
The entire top and sides are
decorated with gray and olack
striped cloth.
The body is Brewster Green
with black top.
It has 4-inch tires, non-skid
rear; l06-inch wheelbase; AUTO
Lite starting and lighting and
vacuum fuel system.
Let US show you this excep-
tional vaiue-do not delay and
be among the disappointed. Il
is economy to order now.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15
PRINCETON "INFORMALS'
END SEASON SATURDAY

PRINCETON, y. j., Nov. i5,--prnce-
tons "informal" football season will close
in the Princeton stadium Saturday. when
the Tigers will meet an eleven from Wssa-
hckon Barracks Cape May. y. J. The
only other game played this year by the
Tigers was with the 307th Field Artillery
Of Camp Dix.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15
ATHL LETES ARE AT THE TOP OF THEIR
(. SEVERAL GAMES AT 25 AND 2, AND
8 HERE ARE STATISTICS TO PROVE TT
Christy Mathewson, Ty Cobb and Eddie Collins
Are Three Who Were at Their Best at That
Age, With Speaker Older
BY GRANTLAND RICE
The Great Why Is It?

I'm gorand southpaw-though perhaps ,ciu
in making statement M q
BIT forget that feature of H 1Ohy the Fame
Still the lonely soutpaw IN this grand old game
at bdsebanote the
uwiUfn e-hdnded entries there the eUeruc
Rvt The a southpdW an The done
outca and dtfer and q dub of hone.
Now don't "chonge or'thut erey PROS adve
nd not tUorthU of q men of DR. Rice:
When not busy
OF qood letthanded golfer Who reoy plan game
A. II. PECK.
efhnnders q
One aUho stopped Eunns kun Penye
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15

was on the Other
side, | let my ten
sion go that noon,
for, having defeated
Fred rather easily
in the National at
Brookline the prev
ious year, J made
the deplorable mis-
take of holding him
too cheaply. / do
not think I have
ever seen a more
magnificent round
of golf than he
played that after
noon with the rain
coming down in tor
rents. The pace was
too swift for me,
and again my hopes
of a national title
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15
JASPER TO OPEN CAGE SEASON AT
HOME TONIGHT WITH READING:
WENDLER, OF VISITORS, is A STAR
Camden Fans Witness First Home Game When
Skeeters Are Walloped by De Neri Before
Big Crowd by 80 to 80

veterans are treated alike in the order.
which simply is that an Eastern League
player cannot take part in any other game
in Philadelphia, Camden, Reading or Tren-
ton, and that he must not play in the
Pennsylvania State League.
The managers were all agreed to this and
should live up TO the order If player is
found guilty OF breaking the rule he will
be fined. Heretofore said fine has been
paid by his club, but all say they will shell
out no fines this season. Any one who at
tempts to show in the Eastern and Pennsyl-
vana State League at the same time will
play under an assumed name. This Is a
quiet tip to all. A word to the wise Is suf-
ficient, as offenders will be caught, assumed
name or not.
With the basketball season only two
weeks old, the often-maligned and down.
trodden De Neris handed the Camdens a
hifty $3.50 lacing on the home floor last
evening before big crowd Spectators
sat In amazement and watched the visitors
play rings around their pets. One game
does not make season, but Judging by
the performance De Neri will not grace
the end of the percentage table this year.
The Musical Fund Hall boys possessed
everything and worked together like a
crowd OF veterans. They landed a total of
niteen neld goals, as against ten for Cam
den. The outstanding heroes in the victory
were Muller and Powell. The field goals
went to Muller 8. Powell 4, Beckman 3,
Dreytuss j, Brown 4, Steele g. Engle .,
fitzpatrick !. The Shelters gave a most
wretched exhibition of how not to toss
iouis, and of thirty-one chances landed only
teh' DE Neri counted on nine out Of eight
cen. Prior TO the start of the game
Mayor Ellis was introduced by President
ScheHer and made a speech for which he
received an ovation. At it's conclusion he
presented travelling bag to Charles En-.
gle, an, East Side boy. The band then
played the Star Spanged Banner" The
new uniforms of the home boys have a
red, white and blue shield on the jersey and
band of red white and blue on the
stockings.
Ten Goals in First Half
Camden drew first blood on a two.timer
by Brown. and Dreyfuss evened It up.
jimmy came across with another and when
the figures had reached Cd IN the home
CLUBS favor Pud Henrys hirelngs just
dropped dead and De Neri played rings
around them. 1t was a case of goal, goal
goal. goal. goal. goal six in a row, three
going to Muller. two to Powell and one to
Becky. When IL was over the victors were
ahead at 22 to s. Two baskets in rapid
succession. one by Fitzpatrick. the other by
Brown, reused Camden's expectations, but
Powell and Muller concluded the period with
two-timers. and the score was 81 to 13.
De Neri had made ten field goals to four
for the Skeeters. They went to Beckman
2; Powell. 2; Dreyfuss. q Muller. 4; Kill
patrick, i, and Brown. 3. There was alb.
solutely no comparison In the two teams
after five minutes of the second half had
been played.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15
Brown Crumples Camp Devens Team

PROVIDENCE, II. l., Nov. 15.-Brown
won an easy victory over the soldiers from
Camp Deyens by 40 to 0 yesterday.
At no time were the engineers Of the 301st
Regiment dangerous Their massed attack
crumbed before the Brown line, and their
aerial formations were easily broken up,
The visitors made only two first downs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15
Minnesota,s Heavy Scrimmage

,crInmMs rTInlMMEAPoLis. Mimi, Noy -. "a Heavy
wssi,y Tor the REGULAR football squad st the uni,
ttecevered e from recent injuries and are reported
Ssspe VI IN me shape for the Chicago game Sat.
iis'ss|E s;ss 50 y s'is;.;'. y; ~; 4;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15

In; the Artisan League race. Rartram So.
cured first place In Section by defeating Os X
Lane No. team In three games last n!ght,
Alclphi won three from Fidelity and North
western won two from Underdown. WiIbar
of Underduwn, totaled PA In his final game.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15
Notes of the BO,Clers

. In Sellers inaugural matches on Casino al.
ieys last niEht two tie gnmes featured. Tool
Room won two from Milling Machine, tho third
on a roll ON OF a l5l pin tie. and Plancrs bea 4
Filters three, the first a roll-o of OF a i2J tie
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15

-, santa Maria won the odd game in three from
Phila DE Sofa Council in the regular weekly
Knights Of Columbus matches on Co.,s'a al.
leys, Brown. Of De Sofa secured 2Oi IN his
third game. Columbus managed to win two
sam"s from St Leo. Brorhy cracking out
scores Of 1I5. Ia and $50. pinzon outrolled
san Salvador IN two games and San Domingo
won two from West Philadelphia
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15

Whitley Horan,' well known locally totaIed
1894 IN seven games on his horn, alleys Uo-
hukcn, y. j, against Charles Onpnhnisrr in
n recent series. Huran averaged g27 y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15

Petroleum ma tchcs resulted In Texas beating
Gulf three games; Union winning two from At.
iantic, and sun capturing three from Crew
LeuCk Michencr. OF Sun, got 2OS tally In
his third contest "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15
Caddie Cost Him Championship.


In l9l3 it was impressed virtually upon
my consciousness that a golfer should not
carry three or four putters; also that ir
your caddie happens to be hit by your
oopponent's ball you lose the hole, and that
mole may mean a championship.
In 1914, at Ekwanok. ] learned that a
man need not be discouraged when beaten
IN The first round, for whether the critics
know it or not the real golfer knows when
ne mas caught a man at the top of his
game and is himself a bit of. 1t is not the
round in which you are beaten, but the
score Of your opponent which reflects credit
OF discredit upon you. also learned from
tnat match that because your opponent has
put his long mashie shot up near the hole
rs ~ no reason why you can't do the same
ms good work should spur you TO greater
eHort Furthermore. when you are all
square and one to go use your own judg-
ment and Ignore the casual advice of the
gallery. 1t is possible to play safe Of the
al,ch and still unusual ground conditions
might send you I'm.
In 1915. at Detroit, Ned Sawyer beat me
,or the hrst time In big championship.
a H.72, with the tee plates back and the
pms IN difficult positions. was too much for
me, put Its real Significance at the time
was That 1t marked two defeats in the first
Iouhd or the national championship in two
succeeding years 1t looked bad; but, and
snls Is the thought the ambitious golfer
ssnouid cherish. 1t was merely "the darkest
hour before the dawn"
High Praise for Merton
mat Merton final, played in the shining
nsht or the open title on the most scien-
uhcally difficult course on which the ma
t,ohai championship had ever been played
III america, was worth waiting for That
eourse showed up pitilessly the weaknesses
a. many celebrated game and, no doubt,
ue.erred many players who knew their own
meakhesses from enteringt had earned
very step OF the upward way. From the
very beginning I had tried to build up a
same based upon sound principles.
ana that is what hope for my readers
thrpwn in. -. -
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Of course it is beautiful and
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The top remains permanent
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1t is as practical and accom-
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There is ample room for FIVE
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The two front seats are indi-
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-15

In 1912 there was another bitter lesson
when ! lost to Travers in the finals OF the
National after a whole week of excellent
golf ! was one up at noon, and should
have been more. Among the many lessons
OF that match was, that once made, shot
should be forgotten. That noon | saw hole
after hole where Travers got lucky halves
the tinder-dry course lending itself to freak
ish rolls. A good golfer should be able to
ignore, not only these happenings, but the
presence of many friends whose evident de-
sire is to have him win is a detriment to
his game.
Two hundred times. at least, that season
had played the ninth hole, and never once
until that important day had landed in the
pond: l let a pulled cleek shot on the
fourth in the afternoon worry me; 1t should
nave been out of bounds, but kicked In.
And let many other things, unimportant
IN Themselves. MOrrY me.