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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-28
Bobby Winskill Wild

Bobby Winskil is on the warpath, and
maintains a terrible mistake was made
in the account ofthe game played at Ger
together with the manager OF Germantown,
has been busy visiting newspaper offices in
an endeavor to have Rookwood set right
Here's the way Bobby explains the situa-
ton, and his account looks good
THE team that played at the German
town Y. NJ. G. A. on Saturday night was
not the Rookwood team and was never sup
posed to be The game was booked under
the name of the lockwood Veterans and
was composed of the team that represented
lockwood in 1910. The Rookwood club
last played at White Haven on Saturday
night. February II. and won, 40 to %. The
club is and has been composed all season
of HILL Murphy, Hugg, Deal, White and
Wachter. They are to play Germantown
later in the season."
De Neri at Camden
There should be a fast basketball game at
the Camden Armory this evening, when
Camden meets De Neri. The Skeeters are
chafng under the setback they received at
the ha ads of the Musical Fund warriors the
other Saturday evening and are desirous
of seeking revenge,
1t will mark the first time Myers's new
squad has played across the river with
Ernie Reich in action. From all accounts
Joe Dreyfuss will be on hand to play. The
last time Camden and De Neri contested
Adams. Steele and Dolin were all shut out,
II marking the first time the latter pair
were blanked in the second half.
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that the game has ioundered along as far
as II has.
There's nothing the matter with the game.
The trouble comes from what those con-
nected with the sport put into it.
The Revised Version Being
IN fares the land TO fastening ills a prey,
Where tcinterS flourish and mhcro springs
decay;
Where poek By tceck the mantHng trosts
cdreen
Where. uith the tOid call in the golfers
blood,
He tdin must touider ankle deep in mud;
The tddcd glory Of the niHcteenth hole.
Come on. o Spring. Uith all yotr ancient
CLEAN.
And bring again the glory Of the dream
Where iron blades flash in the tender sun
And mdshies echo tcith shot tcelI spun;
Come, though piump the pill into some
trap
And raUe all day at each misguided rap;
Come, though ! play no hole JeioU a wen"
And curse the day that brought you back
again.
The dope array that leaves Fielder Jones
out of the flag proposition Is likely to get
an uncommOnly rough jolt. Colonel Jones
drew a badly mdewed start last sea son,
but once he managed to get the situation
properly adjusted he came near vvisecting
all opposition. Jones will have a much bet
ter machine this April than he had year
ago. And the Browns will be important
factors from the start.
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PENN SHOWED HOT FINISH
AGAINST DARTMOUTH FIVE

HANOVER. y. H., Feb 2S.---Penn scored
a field goal in the last minute of play
against Dartmouth last night and nosed out
the big Green team. "a to 23. II was the
narrowest kind of "A squeak. and Dartmouth
came within shade of jumping into the
lead in the twenty seconds just before the
final whistle but a basket-try joggled around
the rim of the netting and would not fall
through. Penn is now firmly intrenchea in
third place in the intercollegiate basketball
League,
The lead in the game see-sawed back and
forth Captain Eddie McNichoL of the
Penn hasketeers, was way off in his foul
shooting or his team would have had an
easier time Of It. He was only able to hole
out four tOsseS.
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PILLS MAY USE ELMIRA
BALL TEAM FOR FARMING

BINGHAMTON, y. V, Feb. 2S. - An
nouncement is made that President Morti-
mer sullivan. of the Elmira state League
team. and the stockholders are arranging
with the Philadelphia Nationals for an alli-
ance which would mean that the Emira
State League team would consist of Phila-
delpha rockies and tryouts who are farmed
out under the direction of "A field manager,
to he selected by Philadelphia, and who
would have charge Of the team. This would
involve the retirement OF vivid" Conroy, the
present manager. who will be released and
who is seeking new fields.
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BOUIing NeDs

Walter q. Cook was reelected president and
Ss,new Randall vice pres.asnt; George
Moss; who has held the position Of secretary secretary
ton w Which % resretfuy % was Accepted The, mat
ter g securing successor was LEFT In he nSn6s
Cook also will shortly announce the appointment
% to SO w6ss viii III sHeop IN
nection with the tournament
Philadelphia League matches, rolled on Key,
keystone won three from Jenkntownii Liberty Sem
pany, Crescent won two from Ti9gga, MelTose rose;
rolling in splendid form won the odd game from
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Melrose totaled sOi6 Cor It's three games
sas hbery sns spis Bel rolled oil the best game q he
night, hitting. the pins for loso score III "S
Truck Radcliffe Beck Farrell Elliott. Guest
double century scores Prles5ey iesdns ass tns p
with 2i2. following II up with 2i2 and POI for
total of 655 pins.
In the Insurance league series Ma!her TSs AFTER ter
i've me ns sy ssn pins with
tame .s,S q sio IN his s0 rs Barnes
api s iss % and Conn e and Barnes each iss Pee 20.
ss ast wSn swo f from % Reiianes Travellers won two
from Roosters
Are Of Roosters. broke the former hsh,ssme % baHse
with las and got ie4 In his second game, The
former record was 24l. by Barnes, OF Ma'ner
Co.
The Catholic Young Mems Archdiocesan Union
teams occupied the Casino Alleys last pnann, nasn'
St Elzabeth's y heat st. John two games, rlhnh,,
gan. Of ST. Elizabeth. getting 200 IN his tniIa
game. victrix beat Incarnation two, ssmes s,hs.
pins with. a 7i8 score Shannhan won Two
from corisy. and Kirlin .defeated Enterpr'sv ~
PIX pins. with 65i total. and Enteannrlse cap
tured the last b seven Pima with a sos score
eAss4hAn .sd ce<Jsy sefs tes only sgysass 81; Y
n e ~, :;||s = 6 e''''y s''sss'
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to gain verdict Dessen. nIea
lieb played for the Pednsogn: d
TO wear the coIors Of the school
and Jackson streets. W
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-28
Paxsop President of Driving Club

The Philadelphia County Driving club held
its annual meeting and hAnquet last evening
in Ervin's Hall Somerton. The election Of
: PaXson; vice president Walter NJ. Worth
ington; secretar' $. Marsh Bussnger; treas
urer, Ralph Simons; board Of directors. Edgar
o. Mauger James r. Keenan,. s. Marsh Bus-
singer. Albert s. Paxson, Charles H. Medford.
William A, Hayes Samuel =. Knight Harry s.
Ashton. Ralph Smons Joseph W. RavingtOn, A
Edward Leatherman. George V. Doan. Walter
H. Worthington and Samuel X Foster.
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Chance for New League

From all accounts the promoters Of the
new league will make a strong bid for their
services. There is one good city that they
would fit in to a nicely, but how many
could be used is the problem faced,
Those backing the new basketball enter
prise are figuring on having teams COM
posed of three professionals and two anna
teurs. 1t stands TO reason that 1t would be
hard to get six players for eight teams or
forty-eight in all, and If the Bears could
muster three men it is likely that they
may be found together in the new organiza-
tion.
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May Figure on Trades

Just the pian uppermost in the minds of
the Reading management Is not known. but
II trade or trades with other clubs are
figured on the chances are they will pos
siby be baked.
From what is learned, and it is said the
Reading owners are aware also their vet
Grams have not been caught mapping and
are seeking berths elsewhere When one
player on Reading goes the whole team goes
with him. The men on the upstate five
are a bunch of stickers and always stood
together. OF course. Beggs and Beckman
are not included m this number
Sears and O'Donpell have been playing
with each other since 1908 in Mc1<essport
and George Morris Joined them in 1909
Haggerty was found by Andy and has
been a member of Reading since 1918.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-28

THE Giants today are topheavy favorites
l. for the National League flag. But we
recall two conversations we had last June
Just after they had completed their first
long road tour, where they had won II
straight and a matter Of 10 out of Il
games.
These two conversations were with UNI
pires who had worked back of them most
of the way. Both had the same testimony
TO offer This New York club is a world
beater-one of the strongest machines
ever saw II ought to break up the race
before the middle Of July. ] never saw
a better looking team, a team with so much
speed and power
Two weeks later the Giants were sink
ing deeper and deeper into the sticky
goo of the second division, an entirely diff
ferent looking club. Being top-heavy
favorites in March isn't always the October
answer.
The Most Important Club
Some sportve scientist has again opened
the argument as 'to the most important
club in golf"
The putter would seem TO win by ac-
clamation, as from thirty-hve to forty
strokes are made with the putter in every
round-rangng from thirty-fre to forty-hNe
per cent of the entire allotment.
on the other fin. we know of more than
one golfer who without the aid OF niblick
would never get a chance to use the putter
which opens up a new field for debate
Boxing's Trouble
The sable shadow which has descended
over the boxing game in New YORK Is an
easy thing to be explained
There are any number of high class
snortsmen and other forms of the regular
fellow" type who like to see boxing match
or a prizefight. But the main trouble Is that
Won get an excessively minute number of
sportsmen or frst-class citizens who do the
fighting or the managing or the promoting
II is this latter triumvirate who soon
tie the game into knots 1t takes these no
time at all to squeeze any semblance OF
sport out of the proposition. leaving In the
main only a mixture of graft and general
crookedness.
To the boxers themselves the game is less
tnan nothing. save only for the kale they
can collect by any method which might ge'
| them by Few managers or promoters even
| consider the good of the sport In any OF
| their dealings. There are exceptions o'
| course. but they are badly In the minority
| Against this handicap the only wonder is
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-28
CHAMPION GARDNER WINS
IN BILLIARD TOURNAMENT

BOSTON, Feb. 2s.-EdTard +. Gardner
of New York champion in Class lS-2
balk line billiards, last night defeated f. L.
Millburn, of Memphis, 400 to 277. in the
national championship tourney at the Bos-
ton Athletic Association. j. klinger OF
New York, played remarkably fine and de-
feated Edward Rein, of Chicago, 400 to
S0l.
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TRAINING CAMP STUFF AS A TEST
BETWEEN KIDS AND VET RASEBALL
PLAYERS GOES BEST IN OCTOBER
BY GRANTLAND RICE
In the Training Camp

Pegging the old pill back aud forth
with the training season Just begun.
The Kid recruHt aud the Veteran tCorked
Side By side In the morning sun.
The veterdn lobbed NTH careless ease,
Rubbing his shoulder Nth froUn,
While the Kid there toith a bale Of smoke,
Almost knocking the catcher doCn.
But WhoH be there tohen June arrires.
Aud summer comes tUith ITS sul-dipped SpeUg
The veterans hedd-or the youngsters drmr
You neper cnn fpH
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"Tickling" Loses Contest
for Girls Cage Team

"Won by "a tickle" Is n new basketball
phrase. New Brunswick High school girls
declare that they were beaten by the North
Plainfeld High school girls team Rt New
Brunswick by u score of ~ to only be-
cause, whenever they were about to shoot
basket, the Piainfeid girls tckled them and
made them drop the ball.
Nothing could he found In the rules about
tickling. Anyway, it's u new alibi.
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Statistics of Intercollegiate
and Eastern Cage Leagues

Basketball is destined to undergo COM
plete reorganization ere next season rolls
around, and while it will prove a big sur
prise. 1t Is fact, nevertheless, that the
Reading Eastern League team will he dis
mantled.
Looking forward to this move the owners
of the Bears have already signed Ed White,
an Interstate Lacquer. and some new young
blood is expected to get into the games
before the present season terminates As
has been stated before in this column. Andy
Sears is on the sidelines not necessarily be-
cause of injuries, but the players them
selves have heard the whistle and are pre-
pared to seek positions elsewhere Those
on the inside who really know the begin
ming of Andy Searss trouble. realize that
the big fellow was certainly the victim Of
circumstances, and the writer knows this
to be fact. There Is no use of mentioning
just what began the downfall of the Reading
leader, who is one of the most popular
players connected with the game.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-28

OF the meet would have been u tile letter
athletes had competed in this event
Southern High beat Pedagogy 80 TO 20,
but had TO trim former Southern athletes
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-28

GERMANTOWN WINS
IN EXTRA PERIOD
Dinsmore Scores 5 Points.
Frankford Will Improve
in League Basketball

II took an extra period Of nve minutes
for Germantown Academy to win the basket
ball game with the Chestnut Hin Academy
quintet at st. Martins yesterday, and had
IL not been for Dinsmore, the Manneim for
ward. the Killers would probably have won.
Dinsmore scored FIVE points in the extra
session, thereby winning the game for his
team.
with the exception of the field goal scored
by Dippy. who replaced Henson as forward.
Dinsmore scored all the points for Ger
mantown Academy. Darrow. Henson, Beck,
Smith and Gentini put up a great battle
and helped to win for Germantown. Cap
tain Bob Martin. Dickens and Wharton
excelled for Chestnut Hill.
1t was a great finish to spirited game.
when the whistle sounded the score was
"a to "a. Dinsmore made two field. goals
and one foul and in the same time Bob
Martin made three foul goals. The result,
Chestnut Hill was on the short end OF Il
90 to 27 score
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Frankford Will Improve

Frankford Highs team is in the making.
The Frankford High players will play
much better game next season, for this
was their first experience In the High
school League Ten defeats and no vic
tories is a rather discoura ging ending. but
the Frankford boys are not disappointed
and they hope TO be out early next year
with a team of experienced players.
Central High and Frankford meet in
league game tomorrow. the last of the
season. AS Central is the favorte to win,
It is quite likely that tie among Central
Germantown and Northeast will result for
second position South Philadelphia has
the championship clinched, and the down
town boys have ended their league season.
School Athletic Notes
II the West Philadelphia High School
nonletter swimming team ran win from a
local school In dual meet, 10 TO I. II
would he interesting to know what the score
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-25

Great shouts went up, followed by more
crashes Nose concluded that the people
were fleeing in disorder.
He peered out the window. Fear gave
place to bold defiance, Below i'm the streets
he beheld several hundred men of Company
B. They had bundles and bags and they
shook clenched fists under Moses window.
"Wachawan to start eny wah fO' roun'
heah on Mondah mornin' eh?" asked Nose
You ain got no right to do no mobiizin'
heah sch time as dis, Yo' can't hurry de
with dat way an -"
But his advice was cut short by angry
shouts and the captain and several other
officers ordered him all at the same time
to descend and open the fortress
Nose rambled downstairs without waiting
to put the finishing touches to his toilet and
let the early morning soldiers in.
The engineers were ordered last night to
report to the armory early this morning
The orders were Carried about Philadelphia
by flying Mercuries on motorcycles The
men got their duds together quickly and
started for the armory with all possible
haste. When they reached the place at I
o'clock this morning there was no sign of
life and the Siege lasted for more than an
hour before they chased old Moses dreams
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-25
ARMORY STORMED BY ENGINEERS
TO ROUSE NOSE, SLEEPY JANITOR
Guardsmen Ordered to Mobilize Have to Hammer at Door
Hour Before Rosy Dreams
Are Dissolved

It's foolish to have a war Monday
morning. Everybody's tired from Sunday
and not in condition to fight.
That's what Nose thought about it.
Nose is janitor-in-chief of Company b,
Engineers Armory, Thirty-second street and
Lancaster avenue.
In addition to being a faithful worker
he's also a faithful sleeper. When he does
a thing he believes in doing 1t we'll
He was in the midst of a perfect sleep
this morning, dreaming of the days when
watermelon and chicken could be had by
any one with ambition and long arm when
all of a sudden
Observation-Disclosures" on the
door
Also
"Bng, bang, biff !" and finalIy-"She-
bang!"
Nose opened both eyes at once a1d gazed
at to roof He wanted to move but he
couldn't Every moment he expected to see
n bomb come through the roof and find
himself all in little pieces.
ITS ole Zepp Linn, dat's who 1t am" said
Nose
During lull he slid out of bed cautiously
and CROPPED his way to the window.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-25
WEIR MITCHELL SPRINGS
SURPRISE IN MARRIAGE
Grandson of Neurologist and
Author and Son of Dramatist
Weds Miss Margaret Travis

Weir Mitchell. grandson of the late DR..
: Weir Mitchell is in Atlantic City today
on a brief honeymoon with his bride Of two
days. who was Miss Margaret Helen Travis,
of Troy, Pa Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell were
married on Saturday afternoon at st.
James's Catholic Church. Thirty-eighth and
Chestnut streets, but their friends did not
learn of the wedding until today.
Young Mr.. Mitchell, who is twenty-five
wears old, enlisted in the United States
marine corps two weeks ago and is stationed
al the Philadelphia Navy Yard. grandson
of the famous author and neurologist he is
a son of Langdon Mitchell, we'll known as
a Dlaywright. The family home at $500
De Lancey place is closed for the summer
and Langdon Mitchell is in New York.
Prior to his enlistment on the first day
Of MARINE Corps Recruiting Week" Weir
Mitchell was engaged in the banking and
brokerage business in this city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-25
Trousers Reduced

The Announcement of Perry Reduction Sale under
ordinary circumstances Event thousands and
thousands of in and around Philadelphia For Phiade
phans know that Perry Regular Prices always robottom
and Perry Reductions from those prices like dividends
gold bonds.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-25
PHILADELPHIA TO PAY
HOSPITAL $1,O36,OOO
Officer of British Royal Flying
Corps Here to Find
Recruits
OTHER CITY NEWS BRIEFS
Sailor Held in Bail on Charge of Rob-
bing Man Who Befriended
Him

The city will pay S1,O36,OOO for portion
Of the Medico-C -Chirurgical Hospital, which
will be torn down on the line of the Park
way. This amount was decied upon under
a compromise agreement this afternoon be-
tween representatives of the Board of
Viewers and the Medico- -Chirurgical and
University of Pennsylvania Hospitals. The
city will tear down the classrooms, but the
hospital will be kept standing during the
war with Germany for use as a military
base hospital.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-25
Nurservmen Officers Meet

Officers of the American Association of
Nurserymen met at the Hotel Adelphia to-
day to plan the program for the association
convention which opens in the hotel Wednes-
aay Among those who attended were John
Watson, national president; Curtis Nye
smith, secretary; John IL. Dayton, Theo-
eore J. Smith, j. b. Mayhem and J. Horace
Mcfarland
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-25
Better Street Lamps Installed

Eighty-siX arc lamps in the district
bounded by Watts street, Seventh street
Lehigh avenue and Cumberland street were
changed today by the Philadelphia Electric
Company The old style lamp or what is
known as the pencil type was supplanted
by the magno lamp. The pencil lamp gives
light by having, two carbon pencils coming
In contact and has TO be cleaned and at
tended to every day while the new lamps
will have to be attended to only once in
twenty davs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-25
Milk Up in Price at Elmer, N. ].

ELMER, n. j., June 25,-Milk will go
ND to ten cents a quart today at Elmer,
where consumers have heretofore paid lower
rates than those prevailing in the large
cities because of their nearness to Salem
Countys big dairying district.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-25
Home Rule Mass.Meeting Planned

A mass-meeting of Irishmen in Phi!adel-
phia in interest of home rule is being plan
ned. A preliminary meeting was held last
night in Grand Fraternity Auditorium, 1926
Arch street Michael Donohoe called the
meeting and presided Michael Deegan and
Dr. Hugh O'Donnell urged the committee
to work for the meeting Mrs. Margaret
Kelly, president of the Womans Auxiliary,
A. o. NJ. and Miss Mary Gallagher, presi-
dent of the State Federation, pledged the
support of their organization. At the end
OF the meeting $500 was subscribed to pay
expenses of the meeting
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-25
Jewish Progressiyes Nominate

The final meeting of the second annual
convention OF the Jewish Progressive Or
der of Philadelphia will be held tonight
In the Continental Hotel. officers will
. be elected and installed. Those nominated
were: Grand master, Norris Grass; first
deputy, Max II. Sheen; second deputy,
Samuel Wellin; honorary grand secretaries,
Aaron Imber and Philip Nicholson; grand
treasurer, Myer Pack: endowment treas
urert Jacob Ash reserve treasurer, Max
Mamlln; counselor of order, Samuel VIII
lig; chief medical examiner DR.. S. Stall
berg
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-25
THAW BRINGS DOWN
FOES PLANE IN FIGHT
Harold Willis, Another Ameri-
can, Victorious in Air Battle
on West Front

PARIS, June 20
Lieutenant William Thaw, of Pittsburgh.
one of the two "aces" in the Lafayette es-
cadrille, brought down a German mono
plane in a recent fight, according to front
dispatches today. The enemy machine
was attempting an attack on Harrland.
Corporal Harold Willis, of Boston, an
other member OF the Lafayette escadriIe
attacked and put to flight a new type Of
German triplane I'm a recent battle
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-25
War Risk Bureaus to Open in City

The United States Treasury Department
will have Bureau of War Risk Insurance
opened in the Custom House tomorrow
morning for insuring seamen, masters and
officers of all kinds of American vessels
New rates will be effective after tomorrow
and these are subject to change without
notice Vessel owners may insure with the
bureau or with the regular insurance COM
panies. 1t is provided that benefits Will
be paid in case of capture or detention.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-25
Britain Seeks Airmen Here

Captain Allan Miller Thomas, of the
Royal Flying Corps of Great Britain, has
spent two days in Philadelphia to seek
British subjects as recruits for the corps
He said the applicants must be we'll edu-
Gated and between the ages of eighteen and
twenty-five. Every man completing the
required course is. made a second lieutenant,
he explained.