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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-20
BOB FERGUSON WILL RUN
FOR GERMANTOWN BOYS

Seven members of the Germantown Boys
Club track team, which won the Middle
Atlantic championship for the last four
years, will compete in the Johns Hopkins
University Fifth Regiment meet at the
Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Satur-
day evening, February "a.
The club will be represented in the one
mile relay race by A. f. Steele, Penn's for
mer 44O-yard runner; Bob Ferguson, for
mer intercollegiate chSnpon hurdler !;
Harold Darby, who ranNMeredith a hard
race in the Middle Atlahtic 220 last fall,
and Eugene Baker, present Swarthmore
College star The half-mile relay team will
be made up of Steele, Darby Ted Jones,
former Haverford College track captain,
and Joe Goodman, manager of the team
and former Middle Atlantic 100-yard cham
pion.
Ferguson will participate in the 1Oo-yard
low hurdle race and Howard Bittinger, a
new man from Nebraska, will run in the
1O0-yard low hurdle and the 220-yard dash.
In 1915 tho Germantown one-mle relay
team defeated the Baltimore Y. NJ c. A.,
team in q special match race. Last year the
half-mile team defeated four opponents and
this year the club expects to land double
victory.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-20
DOGS WORTH S250,OOO
YIP IN BIG GARDEN SHOW

NEW YORK, Feb, 20.--Lonely canine
yodeling mixed in sorrowful strains with
the happy, eager, or just plain contented
barking being done by the dogs assem-
bled today at Madison Square Garden.
where opened the forty-frst annual fixture
of the Westminster Kennel Club. 1t will
run for four days. More than two thou
sand dogs, the possessions of dog fanciers
all over the country, were parked in the
hay-strewn bench divisions. Society folk
mingled with the hound magnates and ter
rier worshipers who passed in constant re-
view before the kennels all day long, here
commenting on the vlsage of a bloodhound
there stroking the down of a simpering
Mexican hairless. The dogs range in value
up to $4,000 and there Is over a quarter Of
a million dollars represented in canine flesh
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-20
CONVENTION HALL
FAVORED in PHILA.
Meadowbrook Club Behind
Movement to Erect Build
ing With 10000 Seatings
ED REULBACH

A movement to give Philadelphia con-
vention hall with seating capacity Of 2O,-
600 was fostered last night at the Union
League, when the Meadowbrook officials
entertained sporting writer's of this city
ut dinner.
The affair was arranged by Andrew c.
McGowin, president of the club. who spoke
in behalf N the club members Other
prominent officers Of the club TO speak were
Samuel j. Dallas and Gordon II. Ciley.
President McGowin gave an interesting
account Of the progress Of the Meadowbrook
Club, which now Is considered the leading
organization Of its kind in America Each
year the meets held indoors in this city
have increased in interest
The members of the Meadowbrook Club
last night pledged their support toward a
proposed stadium, or convention hall. in
order that more indoor athletic meets may
he staged in this city.
1t is the hope of this body to stage the
next Olympic games in Philadelphia. In
the meantime n suitable stadium will have
to be constructed, as at the present time
the Meadowbrook authorities cannot find n
building large enough to seat more than
5000 persons at the indoor games
This season the club will stage it's meet
at the Commercial Museum on March 10.
All of the major colleges will send COM
plete teams.
James t. (Ted) Meredith followed Law
son Robertson, trainer of the Penn team
in short address on athletics.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-20

ROSE SYDELL AND BELLIES
PLEASE CASINO PATRONS
Famous London Burlesquers Come to
Town and Furnish Lively
Entertainment

Rose Sydell and her London Bellies come
around as surely as the seasons. At the
Casino Theatre last night Rose and her
girls proved that even IL the name OF
their organization II rather old they were
able by care and artistic work to make
the performance thoroughly up-to-date
Fifty persons are in the company and they
are very successful in producing two
act musical travesty entitled "A Trip to
Washington"
The thirty living models In their inter-
probation Of the masterpieces of art were
keenly appreciated by the audience, as was
also Norne known as the chorus girl
Melba, who sings operatic selections The
other vaudeville performers VINO entertained
were Frances Cornell, an English singing
Coincidence; Sinclair and fremont, Smith
and Pullman. dancers, and tho Gayety
TITO, In songs and comedy.
Johnnie Weber and Bill Campbell carry
the brunt Of the comedy and their acting
leaves nothing to he desired, Rose Sydel
herself is as charming as ever.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-20
CONAN SONG-SHOW
AT KNICKERBOCKER
"Forty-fve Minutes From Broadway"
Presented This Week at Pop
ular Prices

Laughter greeted the Knickerbocker
Players almost every minute last night. at
their revival of "Forty-five Minutes From
Broadway" one of the most novel concep-
tions of the king Of comedians, George NJ.
Cohan. Although this comedy is consid-
cred a difficult one to present, the West
Philadelphia players met the test and
proved themselves versatile cast by their
capable work.
Don't Forget to Come Back Home" and
its companion piece, My Mothers Name
Was Mary" were well rendered and drew
rounds of applause John Lorenz and Anna
Doherty, in the leading parts, did their
work with their usual ability. Peggy Con-
way also carried her part with exceptional
animation and won much praise
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-20
NAUGHTY KIDS ARE
IN ORPHEUM SHOW
Hans und Fritz" Arrive on the Scene,
Up to Their Old
Escapades

Readers of comic supplements had their
I'LL Of the sort of fun so dear to their
hearts (and ribs) when "Hans und Fritz
arrived at the Orpheum Theatre last eve-
ming. one need hardly add that the musi-
cal play in which the destructive and dar-
ing Youngsters figure is founded on the cs-
capades and antics of the famous Cor no.
torous) kat2enjammer Kids.
Concerned in the plot of the piece are
the familiar figures of Mommer, trusting
and kind hearted; the captain. irascibe
and ready with the paddle, and all the other
people who have found fortune through
their creators facle pen, There is also
plenty of music Of a not too difficult kind
during the production to relieve the farcial
incidents Tho audience seemed to like
the show, even when the two heroes met
with comic disaster. The stage manage
ment and detail were generally good.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-20
SPORT WRITER'S PARTY
STARTS ATHLETIC SEASON
Gathering Tonight Will Likely Yield
Important Dope on Era
Beginning Soon

Fans. scribes and players connected with
baseball in their several capacities have
been training for tonight for the last cou-
pie of weeks The event is the annual din
ner of the Philadelphia Sporting Writer'S
Association. held this year at the Walton
and fraught with a great deal of potency
because 1t is likely that the result of to-
days conference between President will
liam +. Baker, of the Phils, and Grover
Alexander, the king pitcher Of the habit
able globe, will become known at that
time, Both Baker and Aleck are down for
speeches.
George Young, president of the associa-
tion, is doomed to the toastmaster's chair
and the frolic is expected to last from
shortly after p. m. well along toward
the wtching hour Elaborate preparations
have been made and the affair promises
to be bigger, brighter and better than ever
before.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-20
aye Olden Days"-Globe

Pretty music. picturesque surroundings
and an artistic atmosphere combine to
make "Ye Olden Days" which is the top
liner at the Globe this week, one of the
most interesting features that have been
seen In this city for long time. The
girls are pretty and careful attention is
given to detail throughout the entire act,
There are numerous surprises and the r.-
diences yesterday were by no means g.Jw
to show their appreciation.
'Ye olden Days" Is but one Of the many
hits on the program, The entire perfor-
nance is replete with interest and serves
10 illustrate the care which the manage
ment exercises in providing a program
which is guaranteed to please its patrons
T.. W. Wolfe also presents "Kidland Frol-
les" which has been pronounced one OF the
best Juvenile acts of its kind in vaudeville
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-20
GAYETY FOR DIAMOND JIM"
Doctors Will Permit Him One Night a
Week at Theatre

ATLANTIC CITY. Feb. 2O.-James Bu-
chanan Brady, New York millionaire, a
shore convalescent after four weeks of iso-
lation from all forms of excitement, includ-
ing visits from friends and stock market
news, has entered upon new regime
Closely followed his physicians believe it will
put diamond Jim on his feet again and
keep him there indefinitely, providing he
cuts out dancing altogether and goes to
banquets in future to listen to speeches
rather than TO eat.
Under his new orders. providing he con-
ttnues to improve, Brady will be permitted
TO attend the theatre one night week For
the other six he must be in bed at 10 d. m.
and remain there for ten hours. There Is
to be no feastng without the knowledge and
consent Of his medical advisers.
Diamond Jim" was out for chair ride
again today. Friends told him he was
looking better than at any time for a year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-20
Singer Midgets-Broadway

The blue ribbon show on view at the
Broadway this week sets the pace for good
vaudeville in South Philadelphia. If the
present bin is any criterion, Messcrs Sab
losky and McGurk evidently intend to offer
only tho best obtainable in this popular
playhouse
AS an example. there is Singers Mid
gets. \ company of twenty lillputan en-
tcrtainers proved their versatility by eX-
hibitions of riding, singing dancing and
gymnastics.
Carson and willard in comedy skt, AT
the Bulletin Board" drew many laughs by
their clever chatter and catchy songs The
act is undoubtedly one of the best of it's
kind seen in vaudeville.
Armstrong and Morgan have "a singing
and talking act, while Zertho's dogs per-
form all kinds Of tricks. including boxing
and dancing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-20
NAL INDUSTRIAL
CLASH HOT ONE
league Schedule Ends This
Week-Result Still
in Doubt
CELLAR LEADERS BUSY
EASTERN LEAGUE STANDING


fonlsht..-.;standord vs., Barrett. Hale a Kill
vifhursday-Dobson VS.. Brill. Midyale vs.. Fair
banks.
This weeks contests conclude the Indus
tv,al League schedule, vet the title win
rer Is still in doubt. Dobson has a game
lad over Standard, and must win the last
eontest in order TO clinch the flag Standard
4 matched up with Barrett this evening,
And the leaders tackle Brill on Thursday.
Because of recent squirt and grand uphill
Aght Standard is conceded the game with
the plucky Barrett squad, but Dobson is
in AGAINST tougher proposition with the
carmakers, even though the latter has lost
walter Keating
Manager Kane deserves a considerable
amount of the praise showered on Standard
for victories over Dobson and Brill i'm the
final round, The present combination is the
second winning five he has built up during
the season Livingstone and Mcconnell,
especially the former have repeatedly cleo
trlfed with their work Brown is the only
all-soason veteran. and while awkward is
tig, and generally gets the jump. Ward
and King have played fine on the defensive
and the former can take the ball right up
the floor when necessary.
= Barrett is to be commended for its plucky
playing at odds against the leaders, and
will push Standard to the limit The return
0reys Ferry squad. and Graupner Is dis
playing the early season form that resulted
In his leading I'm field tossing.
The other scheduled tilt between Disston
end Hale a Kilburn, will decide the cellar
Championship The tailenders are tie
away, having won three of their sixteen
starts. The season series between them
,stands one and one. Disston, since the addi-
ton Of Walt Young, has displayed better
work and won the last two games against
Midvale and Fairbanks. KRISTEN has been
young's running mate at forward, and they
have been assisted in scoring by teammates
passing. Manager Roberts's loss of Foul
Shooter Marshall has left big hole in
the offense of Hale & Kilburn, but he ex-
poets to defeat the Tacony five by better
all-around work of the reconstructed five.
Records of the American League show
Bill Strange, of Fiftieth Club, to be the
leader in scoring in the second half. He
compiled a total of 154 points Bobby
Wilson is second, with 10, but the Xavier
star had the credit of getting the most
hed goals. having pierced the net for
twenty two-baggers. At foul shooting
Rugart, of West Branch, is on top. with
be made, and II missed or an average of
.767. The statistics are appended:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-20
Bobby Heath-Nixon Grand

Girls full OF snap and ginger, and wonder
fully pretty Philadelphia girls, too, sup
ported Bobby Heath In his "Glrlish Revue"
at the Grand 1t was an act full of music,
laughter and sunshine. II was n real re-
view OF Beauty and sparkle from start to
finish There was plenty Of doncing, too,
the sort OF dance steps that make the heels
and toes itch TO follow suit.
Flinders Keepers" was ably presented by
Richards and Kyle. There was some sx-
cellent work by the Thomas Trio. and some
real rich vaudeville entertainment Of the
first class was provided by Flagg and White
and by Mabel Best This pictures were
among the best Of the season.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-20

DRINcEToN UNIVERSITY will be rep
i resented at the Indoor Intercollegiate
Championships to be held here in the Ex-
position Building on the evening Of March
8. Coach Fitzpatrick is bringing down
every available man. w. B. Moore Is the
captain of the team.
Last year at the Intereollegiates he won
the 220-yard dash and was second In the
100. Moore has made his letter In foot
ball for the last three years, so be Is
man of remarkable speed and stamina. He
will probably compete In the dash and
either in the two or three lap relay pace
The other members OF the short-dstanee
team will probably be Eddy, Barrett, ana
either Clark or JellSe. Jelke is a former
interscholastic champion Of New YORK city
In the hurdle race 1t looks as II Coach
Fitzpatrick has quite sleeper" Crawford
has beaten i6 seconds for the izo yarus
Erdnan is thought to be one Of the coming
hurdlers Of the Eastern colleges IN ad-
.dition. Coach Fitzpatrick has Cory. lie Is
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-20
TIGER TRACKSTERS COMING HERE
FOR INDOOR INTERCOLLEGIATES

said to be going very fast over the high
and low sticks The fourth man will be
either Sinclair or Cleveland. This team
will be the dark horse in this event
Sinclair last year beat forty-four feet in
the shot put Cleveland, the SON Of the
former President, is putting over forty feet.
He is a comerl Moore. Barrett, Poe Lee,
Read and Terrell are the main candidates
for the team dash. They are all fast.
With Moore to run the four laps Eddy
to run the two laps, Boyd the six laps and
Colwell the eight laps, Prineetpn VIII nave
a team that will be very hard to beat. This
medley relay race should prove to be one
of the feature events OF the night as Cor
nell, Pennsylvania, Yale and Princeton viii
ali have wsll-halanced teams for IT, Prince
ton is also entered In the six-lap relay
race and can make good showing in that
II they desire.
With close TO 500 men for the various
events. the coming meet should prove one
Of the most interesting events Of the indoor
season.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-20
college Girls"-CrOss Keys

Up-to-date songs sun by pretty girls in
the very latest costumes figure prominently
in college Girls" musical tabloid which
is the feature attraction at the Cross Keys.
The act is staged along classy lines and
is in keeping with many of the ideas of
tho day 1t was given warm reception.
Hawthorne and Lester scored hit in The
Immigrant" Lillian Fitzgerald won ap-
proval in comedy songs. O'Brien and Havel
offered some good comedy and hits were
also scored by w. S. Harvey and company
in n playlet and Mel Eastman in an up-to-
the-minute monologue. The pictures car
ried much of the latest news of the day and
were well received
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-20
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WASHINGTON. +

WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.
For eastern Pennsylvania and New Jer-
sey-Cloudy and colder tonight; Wednesday
generally fair; moderate to fresh north
west winds
The storm that was central over Missouri
yesterday has moved northeastward to the
st. Lawrence Valley, and has caused rain
or snow quite generally throughout the east
ern half of the country. Another storm in
the far northwest has caused preclpitatlons
over most of the country west of the Rocky
Mountains The temperatures have risen
considerably in the northeastern portion of
the country and in eastern Canada. and are
falling in the Plains States and in the
Central Valleys. From the Rocky Noun
talns westward the changes have been
slight and irregular.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-20
Joy Riders-William Penn

There is plenty of comedy and good
music in "The Joy Riders" which head
lines the bill at the William Penn. Up
to-date lines and novel situations give OPP
portunity to clever comedians and girls,
who present the act. 1t was well received.
"a Shattered Idol" presented by Sam
Leibert and company was highly entertain
ing and received warm approval The bill
also included Burns and Kissen, in song and
dance; Stagpole and Spler, Australian
artists, and the photoplay, "Jim Bludso,"
Triangle attraction.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-20

Central High may not have strong
track squad now, but 10 the showing OF
the freshmen i'm the meet with North
east may be taken ms a pointer, then
Crimson and Gold should flash to the
front In many meets in future seasons.
The frst-year team at Central looms up
especially strong
The Central High freshmen defeated
Northeast by a rather oue-sided score, 56
to lG. With the exception of the shot-put
which was won by Smith, the Central High
athletes won every first place and so keen
was the competition they tied in n number
of the sprnts. The best performance Of
the day was the leap of Scott in the stand
ing broad jump. lie cleared nine feet two
inches.
Scott also won the twenty dash, scor-
ing ten points for his SCHOOL Yancey
Burnstcin, Stevenson and Steen made Il
commendable showing for Central in the
dashes Meyer won the high jump with a
leap of feet 10 inches. a good feat for a
youngster in his first year at high school
Marshall was first in the mile run.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-20
FANNIE WARD APPEARS
In COSTUME ROMANCE
"The Winning of Sally Temple"
at the Stanley, Is Full of
Beauty, Excitement
and Fun
"PANTHEA" EXCEPTIONAL


sTANLEY-"The Winning Of sally Temple"
1asky- Paramount, with Fannie Ward, From
Rupert Sargent Hollands novel;
That tiresome theory about the folly and
failure of doing costume films goes UP in
smoke every time anybody does q good one
OF course, knee breeches are harder to wear
than trousers and everything else, from
scenery to leaders" requires more pains
when the plot is thrown back into the days
OF romance. But once director has good
story like that Of THE Winning of sally
Temple" and the sense OF beauty, romance
ana run which has been expended on Fannie
Wards new vehicle at the Stanley, there
isn't question Of its success The very
fact OF costume lifts It out of the rucl of
everyday releases
This new Lasky product boasts q
lively plot, with couple OF impetuous Eng
llsh noblemen out for the heart of q lady,
ana II involves such flavorous matters as n
prize-rng bruiscr to rescue her and the
most deliciously gngerbready state coach
in which ever lady was abducted Barring
some uncertainty about the start Of the
story this film Is splendid entertainment.
Somehow or other, the director has man
aged to make his settings as well as his
people act out a rich and humorous sort Of
eighteenth century
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-20
Hill Student Dies of Pneumonia

POTTSTOWN, Pa, Feb. 20.-Arden
Endy. second form student at the HSl
School died OF pneumonia soon after his
parents arrived at his bedside. He was
horn in India and was a son of Sherwood
Endy. of Forest Hills, Long Island, a men,
ber of the executive committee OF the In
ternational Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-20
Kerr Former Pirate President, Dies

PITTsBuRGH. Feb 2O.-William NJ Kerr.
sged 20. pr9minent & local ,3gshr 9gsnSsS man and
LEAGUE baseball club, is dead at his home
here following an Illness Of 9i, one week wees Mr.
Frotherhood League, which was organized by
nlavers who had revolted from the National
lie then secured an interest in the National
ieauue team, disposng Of his holdings In 1900
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-20
Saw When First in Red Bank Race

RED RANK N j., Feb. 20.--The Say when.
owned BY Thomas Irving Browns, won the
final race for the third class challenge cham
pionship pennant OF America between the
North Shrewsbury and independent Clubs. The
winner covered the twenty-nine-mile course in
SO minutes and 55 seconds.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-20
Joe Patch, Sire of Dan Patch, Dies

GOSHEN, N. Y, Feb 20.-The great PAGER
Joe Patch; 2oiH sire OF the Er worlds st6 c61ahmPion
died at Joseph f, McClean's Mdheld Farm
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-20
Record Price Paid for Young Trotter

w Murphy, OF this city Grand Circuit reirs-
man, has purchased fG9m oT A X knight, Niohi
colt MoVolo, by Aloko dam NervOlo Belle, The
price is said to be the highest eyer paid for a
irnIInr of that age.