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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
ARMY AND NAVY
TO HOLD SPORTS
Despite War, Service Acad-
emies Will Not Cancel
Athletic Schedules

-, and Navy authorities favor ath-
hnsf ali brands even i'm case of war.
k.n, ,,ost of the eastern colleges are dis
Wnu the probability of disseminating or
cusss cun,srg athletic schedules, word comes
canoW west Point and Annapolis that the
iron, md Navy will go right on with their
Arns A.;s provided, they can find opponents.
NOW until tKe middle of June the
IT, will play baseball twice a week. A
SsuIs schedule has been arranged with
tenhlss colleges. and If there are enough of
ou''i Mo universities left in the sporting
tne ,ho Army expects to go on with its
programs
,,,ossant drills are the regular order at
~, point and Annapolis, and the few
We. deyoted to athletics afford the men
nou, of diyertng their minds from the
nrInd MD of constant military training
r,en the graduation of one or more
,.sas from, West Point to help fill up
o,c;es of the officers of the new army
r,u have no material effect on its schedule
r,.o weeks ago, when 1t appeared that
,,;tb Germany was inevitable, uni
r.rs;,ies all over the country Immediately
a,, stens providing for the cancellation OF
.vo,r w. snorting schedules in the event OF a
Sacaration of hostillties'
,,ause of this il was regarded as a
..,ointv that West Point and the Naval
a.aar,y would fall in line. The news, then,
!.a. ,hev have decided to play out their
'sauIa 'naa comes as a surprise. and 1t is ex-
...sd that those colleges which so hastily
po,ided for the cancellation of their sched-
~. will review their action and, possibly,
sa,ow S, the example of the governmental
Institutions,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
WET FIELD PUTS CRIMP
NPHIL-SENATOR GAME
first of Inter-League Series Will
Be Played in Washington
Tomorrow
NORFOLK, Va, April 6.

With the fans of this city. Portsmouth and
vcintv KEYED up for weeks at the thought
A. seeing an interleague clash between the
philes and Washington this afternoon, the
veatherman turned out bad brand or
vsather for the event 1t was cold and
windy although Old Sol tried to warm
things up a bit but the match was called
or on account of wet grounds
Naturally the weather conditions affected
,he turnout of the fans considerably, but
there was n lot of enthusiasm among those
who we're present at the sight of such stars
as Alexander, Walter johnson, Cravath.
paskert. Luderus, Morgan. Foster. and 9TH
ers. The fans were glad to get another
look at Mayer and Candy. who graduated
from the Virginia League. and Eppa Rixey,
who is a product Of Virginia soil.
The best that any member of the Phil
lies SQUAD got in the line of eats until
this city was reached shortly after noon
was hurried breakfast at Weldon. \. c.
Early this morning Manager Moran and
several of his players preferred to remain
IN thier herths and get their breakfast
here.
The Phils and the Washington players
left here at o'clock tonight for wash
ington, where the series will start tomor-
row. Another game will be played Monday
and then the Phils will go to Philly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
Boxing Is Bully Sport,
Says Rer. Billy Sunday

The Rev. Billy sunday, evangelist. y .
boxing as well as a baseball enthusiast:
"NOthing wrong with u. Boxing. properly
amount OF good. certainly won't corrupt
any ones morals. There cant be any harm
knuckles. rs in the old days. Boxing makes
fellow courageous. makes him elf-depend.
ent. The boy or man who can boy lsn,t
afraid. He knows he can protect himself
and you meyer find that sort Of fellow
seeking trouble
Every hoy should be taught to tex. Bully
exercise. ] want my boy TO be able TO box
and protect himself. You never heard Of .
good boxer going around with q gun r. Ms
! believe in boxing. and all manly sports.
just as ! believe in universal military train
Makes hoys and men strong Of body and
mind. That's what we want--strOng men.
not weak old fossils, athletics keen you
in good health. That's the main thing;
And" concluded Mr., sunday. with a
wink, 81 don't mind telling YOU that ! can
handle my own dukes pretty we'll ln my
younger days was somewhat OF q boxer
myself, and haven't forgotten how"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
PHILA. BOWLERS
TO ROLL IN N. Y.
Local Players Invited to
Compete in Champion
ships on May 7

Philadelphia bowlers will compete in New
York on May :. The local handicap tenpin
championships of the city association Of
the National Bowling Association starts on
Keystone alleys April so.
Ex-President Elmer T.. DUNCAN. of the
national association, has been asked by the
New York Bowling Association to invite
local enthusiasts 10 take part in this years
annual contests. to be held in Thum's Acad-
emy, Thirty-irst street and Broadway. II
will be known as the eastern and metro
poltan championships and will be open to
Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland and New
Jersey contestants. II Will start May !.
The events will he singles. two and five men
teams Entries will close April 2S
1t will help to keep alive interest in the
national association, which. for the last ten
years. has conducted annual championships
in singles, doubles and fve-men teams
Last years fve-men team championships
vas won blythe Quakers, local quintet.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
Schedule of Tennis Meets
Announced for the Season

ne Huntington Valley Country Club. al
May .ae-Point Pleasant. n. ). Open tour
May, as-wsmen's championship Of Penn
be and mixed doubles. at the Merton
Now SsnS S.st s"S Sos;.I sSS b.~,s.
June .ii-Psunssivanis State champion
H;Ss:ss;%: %iS; e: At the Merton Cricket Club
WimnD.;tosct W'GihsnrD; st % Sns Wilmington Country club,
In singles, doubles and mixed doubles and
Ph!ladelphis. Cricket Club. st. Martins.
ship: at the Wilmington Country Club. VIII
pc'%, s%1e p,ss.sS, sSshaSDiGnsh'o Point Pleasant
T.n%i. SRsS SfsS ssssS TsS.a Of T.: En''
:.ss. at the Ensleslde Tennis club. Beach
July i4eschuyiLili Valley chsmplonsh,p.
at plymSSrth Country Club. Norristown. Pa.
tshfE%Ss.ssp the r.nr. csrtTa aS Bs.S SsS
"sysp' s"i1. aSs:-stsampon.h,p i: q Of Eastern Penn
Hasust IsH%hsmpiSsship S' of B.ssS BS"SSiHf Haven. en-
y the EnEleside Tennis Club. Beach Haven.
September. Point Pleasant open tourna-
ment. at Point Pleasant. y. J.
September 1-Reech Haven open tourna-
:. septen,brT &-Chnmpion.hip Of Western
wrseS New JsrseS e. the Moorest"wn Field Club.
Septemher io-Championship Of Philadel-
phia and dstrict. At tho Germantown Cricket
Club. Mannheim: Philadelphia:
County &. !. at the "''do" Club H'"do"''''''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
CRANE AGAIN TO OPPOSE
GOULD FOR TENNIS TITLE
National Singles Championship Will Be
Played on Boston Court
Tomorrow

BOSTON, April 6.---Joshua Crane, of the
Tennis and Racquet Club. Boston's leading
court tennis player will make another effort
10 take the national singles championship
tltie from Jay Gould representative OF
Philadelphia, here tomorrow Crane once
more earned the chance to meet the cham
pion by beating George W. Wightman. a
FELLOW club member, in the final round of
the annual singles competition here
Crane and Gould have played against
each other no fewer than twelve times in
national tournaments Gould invariably
has been the winner and 1t has been many
years since the Dedham poloist has taken
even a set from him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS
BY LOUIS II. JAFFE

TToNDA, Colombia. is the metropolis of
IL South Americas boxing: probably
there are but few other cities in that coun-
try where the manly art is a pastime. Any
way, according to word from julius Balder-
rama, a young Colombian who boxed in Phil
adelphia as Young Julio the fistic art has
fascinated Honda's populace so much that
his ring tournaments are in great demand.
Julio stages bouts at Honda almost weekly,
and now he is preparing a big tournament
with three prizes. two very extraordinary
ones. at stake. Prize No. 1 will be COW
and calf a horse is second prize. and
thirdly, $50 In cash will be awarded. Julio
writes that several Americans who are
residents in the vicinity of Honda are
among the entrants in the event including
George Shaw and Young Pritchard, both of
New York. The other boxers. or would
like-to.bes. are South American Indians.
and each has been dubbed with the Young"
oh kid familiar with mitt wielders of this
country. Some OF them are Kid Valencia.
Young erik and Kid Albarez Julio him.
self is entered in the tourney. and he is
confident Of grabbing off the COW with
calf. thanks to Adam Ryan's teaching" as
Julio puts ii. Julio concludes his communi.
cation by stating that he expects to invade
Philadelphia with several Indian boxers
from Colombia in the near future, signing
himself Young Julio. s. A. Boxing Kid.
ll2 to 120 pounds, and open to all comers."
Mnggsy TAYLOR finally has clnched the set-to
between Bobby Reynolds and Darby Caspar and
the brace of South Philadelphia favorites will
clash at the Broadway Club next Thursday
night Both boys have been training in prepa-
ration for the contest, and now that everything
~ definite for their session they are working
even harder. II will be a battle between a
hoNer and fighter. and downtown fans are
divided in picking the probable winner.
Another good bout that IL scheduled for the
broadway next week is between Gene Ga nnon
and Steve Morris. Although neither has had
scrap of last week appea led 10 Promoter Taylor
and he rematched the pair.
Kid Williams has backed out Of his match
with frankie Burns in New York for next Tues
day night. Dave Wartnik manager of Will
lams. insisted that Burns meet Williams in a
return fifteen. round mix three weeks later in
Baltimore, but as Frankie wanted "A purse Of
$1,000 the Baltimore bout fell through and then
Wartnik called off the one for Gotham.
Dick IIoadman and Jack Wolfe are rivaIing
the ancient act of Sam McNey and Sam Lang
ford and that of Battling Ievinsky and Jack
Dillon and Jack Britton and Ted Lewis. The
bantams are to meet in a ten rounder at the
Steubenve, o., April 10. and II will be their
third meeting in the last two months.
ScOtty MOnteith. after bringing Johnny Dun
dec a with leading lghtweights. now is
trying to repeat with Joe Lynch in the bantam
division. Lynch recently gave Kid williams a
creditable battle. Lynch is matched for next
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
NORMAN MAXWELL in
NORTH AND SOUTH SEMI
Young Philadelphia Golf Star
Trims Gardiner White for
Third Straight, 8 and 2
PINEHURST. n. c.. April

RSI. N. u, April ~
w. G. 'Fownes, Jr., Pennsylvania state
champion. will meet +. w. Dyer. ex-Penn-
sylvania champion, and Norman Fl. Max
well. Philadelphia. will play Robert Hunter
in the semifnals of the North and South
amateur championships tournament at
Pinehurst. Fownes defeated Phil Carter in
the second match round today. and =,
thirty-fve foot putt by Fownes for a 3 on
the par 4 sixteenth bringing the match to
an end The first seven holes were played
in downpour yesterday and the rest of the
match in a high wind today, Fowness
medal score of 36-3S-74 being rather re-
markable achievement in the circumstances.
Carter was II. Dyer disposed of w. A. Hill
comb by and 8.
Norman Maxwell was down to Gardiner
White when their match was resumed at
the sixth today. but the young Aronmink
star won the seventh and eighth and drew
away for his third straight victory over
White, 8 and 2.
Hunter to stage the big excitement Of the
day Hunter was 8 down at the fourth,
where play was resumed today. and down
at the twelfth. but overlook Beall on the
home green. The match went to twenty-one
hoes. Hunter played faultless golf and
made the three extra holes In one under
par Beal's drive went wrong on all three
of the extra holes He saved himself on
the first by putt of well over twenty feet.
the hole being halved under par. His second
shot for the second hole had to be played
from a half kneeling position on the slope
of bunker, but he achieved the apparently
impossible and .halved the hole in four.
Beall tempted fate once too often going TO
the fourth. He drove to the very heapt of
a thick tuft Of wire grass two feet high,
growing on the slope of bunker, and al
though he played brilliant out, he lost the
twenty first hole and the match in to
Hunters 4.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
BUSH ON MOUND
AGAINST MINORS
Bullet Joe" Twirls in the
Game With Rocky Mount
Club

ROCKY MOUNT. n. c.. April 6.---Connie
Mack aud his half-frozen string of big
league ball players arrived in town early
this morning. They met this afternoon
with the Rocky Mount team. of the vir-
gina League. This section was first made
famous lin the baseball world when Jim
Thorpe's amateur athletic standing went
to pieces through his professional baseball
here. The Macknen arrived here to find
the weather cold, with clouds threatening
rain and perhaps snow flurries. game
was played, however. as the local fans were
desrous to See Mack's new machine in
action. &
Amos Strunk, speedy outielder, did not
leave the train with the others this morn
ing. hut continued to Philadelphia where
he will rest in hopes of being in condition
for the opening game Wednesday Strunk
has been suffering with stomach trouble,
and his condition became so serious that
the club trainer last night advised him to
go to Philadelphia and summon spe-
calist. {s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
FRANK KAUFMAN QUITS
PENN; LOST TO RELAY

Frank Kaufman. member of the Penn
one mile relay team, in 1915, and last year
running third on the record-breaking quar-
tet has quit college and will go into busi-
ness in the near future. Kaufman is a
special In the dental school and had another
year to run on the varsity track team.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
WAR CANCELS YALE CREW
RACES AFTER PENN MEET

NEW HAVEN. April 6.--Dean Frederick
Jones, of Yale, said today that as soon as
the games arranged could be Cancelled the
Yale baseball team would end its Easter
trip and return to this city, as result
Of the declaration of war against Germany
Crew activity is expected to end after to-
morrows races in Philadelphia. All other
athletics at Yale are to cease tomorrow
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06

SHEPPARD IS DROPPED AS
COACH BY MILLROSE A. A.

NEW YORK. April s.--Melvin w. Shep-
pard. former Olympic and national cham
pion and record-holder. has been dropped as
coach OF the athletic teams Of the Milrose
A. A, with which he has been connected for
the last three years.
No reason was ascribed for the dropping
Of Sheppard
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06

Wednesday night asalnst Kid Taylor, the ar
menian. In New York
Jimmy Clabby. the American who has been in
Australia for several Neare again has an
nounced his retirement from the ring, according
10 the latest exchanges from the Antipodes
tlabby tried q come back against Tommy
Uren recently and lost points. Clabby has
been following up the horse racing game in
Australia.
Benny Leonard has been recovering more rap
IL recuperatng AT Atlantic city. However, II is
improbable that he will be able to through
with his April II set-to at Milwaukee with
Ritchie Mitchell,
Bob Burman, an EVENING LErGER circula tio"
kddo, is champion boxer. Tie won the 10
pound anna teur title at the Gayety Theatre bE
defeating Young Charley Smith. Bob looks like
ment by staying in the amateurs until he gets
more experience.
Atlantic City amateur, boxing results Ia ast
night follow Tommy Warren defeated Ritz
Kelly beat Max Williamson in the l15-pound
class. In the l0s-pound set Andy Mitchell
stopped Benny Meinster, third; t,ra1sie Ray
class Jack Berke heat sam Robinson in three
rounds. In the 145-pound class Willie Baird
beat Charley simpson. two rounds.
4 middleweight contest between George Chip
and X. o.. Willie Loughlin will be the feature
night show. chip has been boxing in knock
out form ever since his return from Australia.
Chip, is in the semi opposed to Joe Welsh, In
the other bouts Artie O'LearS meets Jack Dun =
leavy. Young McGoyern. of Allentown, boxes
Young Medway. and Billy Manning pairs of with
Young
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
RICKEY TO HEAD CARDS

ST. LOUIS. April 6.-Branch Hickey will
be the official president of the st. Louis
National League baseball club after
O'Clock tonight The court allowed
permanent injunction against Hickey with
out hearing evidence.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06
Percy Is Harvard Hockey Captain

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, April 6.-Cieorge Percy,
Of Arlington, crack forward Of the Harvard Uni
versity hockey team. has been elected captain
of next years seven.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06

Kid Williams has backed out Of his ma tch
with frankie Burns in New York for next Tues.
day night Dave Wartnik. manager OF VIII
liams insisted that Burns meet williams in a
return ffteen.round mix three weeks later in
Baltimore but as Frankie wanted "A purse of
$1,000 the Baltimore bout fell through and then
Wartnik called off the one for Gotham.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06

Dick 1oadman and Jack Wolfe are rivaling
the ancient act of Sam McVey and Sam Lang
ford and that Of Battlng Ievinsky and Jack
Dillon and Jack Britton and Ted Lewis. The
bantams are to meet in n ten-rounder at the
Steubenville, o, April 10. and II will be their
third meeting in the last two months
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06

Wednesday nisht against Kid Taylor, the ar
menian, In New York
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-06

Scotty Monteith. after bringing Johnny Dun
dec with leading lightweights. now is
trying to repeat with Joe Lynch in the bantam
division Lynch recently gave Kid Williams a
creditable battle. Lynch is matched for next
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-03
FARMERS MEET WITH NJ. U.
REPRESENTATIVE HERE
ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
C. II. MoultOn Explains to Farmers
About County Organization of
National Defense Plan

A number of delegates from the
school districts of the county met at
the city hall Wednesday with c. R.
Moulton, a representative of the Ex-
tension Department of the College Of
Agriculture of the University of Mis-
souri,.
The visit of Mr.. Moulton was a part
of a campaign being conducted by the
Extension Department throughout
the State. An effort is being made
to form County Organizations SO that
they may have representatives upon
the County boards of defense which
are to be established in many coun-
ties Of the State. Forty represen-
tatives have gone out from the Uni
yersity and each representative holds
meetings in two counties.
The following delegates to this
meeting had been chosen at meetings
held in their school districts recent
Ily; M. T. Pierce, Mexico; W. W.,
Blythe, Thompson; B. A. Smith,
Thompson; H. P. Rawlings, Centra-
Ha and j. f. Parker, of Laddonia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-03

learneu az wnav s..-
for France.
Miss RAM is a member Of st. Louis
Base Hospital Unit No. 81, in charge
of DR.. Fred T. Murphy.
The procedure of receiving the
members into the service of the Gov
ernment will start as soon as an ar
my officer is detailed to the Washing
ton University Medical School. The
administrative personnel Of the unit
is composed of about $50 persons,
who, so far, have just been enrolled
in the service of the American Red
Cross.
DR.. Fred 7. Murphy, who is head
of the unit, was swamped with work
Tuesday in his office in the medical
school. He was busy making ar
rangements for the mobilization of
the surgeons and nurses and direct
ing the gathering of equipment for
the unit.
The 23 physicians, two dentists and
the chaplain have been enrolled in
the Officers Reserve Corps. They
have received their commissions from
the Government, which makes that
part of the work intact.
The nurses in the unit are in charge
of Miss Stimson, Superintendent Of
nurses at Barnes Hospital, which is
connected with the Medical School ct
Washington University. The doc
tors of the unit are taken from the
faculty and alumni of the University
and the nursese from the nurses con-
nected with the University and 9TH
ers who enlisted in the Medical Re-
serve Corps, and the aids taken
from the students,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-03
FIRST SUBMARINE
SENT TO BOTTOM
BY AMERICAN SHIP

LONDON, April 26. = Captain
Rice of the American steamship Mon
golia, which arrived at British port,
says the Mongolia had fired the first
gun of the war for the United States
and sunk a German submarine.
The submarine, Captain Rice said,
was about to attack the great liner, in
British waters on April 10. He de-
clared there was absolutely no doubt
the U-boat was hit and there was
every reason to believe it was de-
stroyed. The shot struck the u-boat's
periscope at 1000 yards, displaying
the accuracy of the U. S. jackies fire.
1t wasssent to the bottom in two min
utes' time.
The U-boat was sunk on April 10,
anniversary of the battle Of Lexing-
ton, by a gun that had been named
Theodore Roosevelt by the gunners
on board.
The Mongolia is one of the biggest
of American merchantmen and was
on its second trip since arming of the
United States steamers. 1t sighted
the U-boat dead ahead and tried to
ram it. Submarine disappeared and
came up behind, when it was hit al
most immeditely by shell from the
steamer.
The captain and big force had kept
their clothes on five days and nights
awaiting just such an experience.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-03
WON'T HEAR PEACE PLEA
Briton Says German Overture Now
Would be a Trick

WASHINGTON, May 2. = The
Entente Allies are fatty opposed in
advance, to any peace plea Bethmann-
Hollweg may make in the Reichstag
Thurdsay, it was stated by high au-
thority in the Balfour commission,
because it would not be genuine and
would mean victory for the Teutons
and menace to the civilization of the
world.
"Any move for peace by Germany
at this time" said the authority,
"can be only an attempt to cut the
Teutonic losses. The most seriously
menaced part of the world under a
peace made at this time would be
South America. Germany sees the
advantage of throwing a sop to the
liberty loving portion of the world in
offering peace at this time on probab-
ly these terms:
"Giving up Alsace and Lorraine to
France; clearing out of Belgium; re-
linquishing all conquered territory in
the west. They can make great
play on this, but the world must not
be deluded.
Berlin wants to make peace in
order that she may keep clear
route from Berlin through Austria,
Bulgaria and Serbia into Turkey.
This would give her a base from
which to begin war against the En-
tente all over again. 1t would be
position of offense and defense, which
every war-familiar man knows is the
most difficult to deal with"