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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26
Fogarty Appointed Manager
and Team Will Likely Play
in st. James Hall
INDUSTRIALS ORGANIZE
Eastern League Circuit
and Managers for I9I7-IS

The Eastern League circuit is now COM
pete The sixth club to be known as
West Philadelphia, was admitted last eve
ming and the franchise was granted to Rob
bert Black, an old St James and Penn
Wheclman player. lie has had wide eX-
pericnce in the cage game and will have
associated with him Billy Markward one
Of the best coaches and shrewdest I'm bas-
ketb; H. Joe Fogarty has been appointed
manager and has picked as his professionals
McWillams, Lawrence and Sugarman.
Black requested that he be allowed to
withhold the location of his playing hall.
but it. was learned that he contemplated
picliil 81; st. James's Hall and would play
on Friday nights
\ motion was carried that any player Of
fercd a contract and refused to sign the
same will be considered on the reserve
list. The holiday dates were allotted as
follows: Thanksgivng-De Neri at Read
ing, Jasper at home with team not yet
named Christmas-Camdeu De Ner and
Trenton at home. New Years-Reading,
West Philadelphia and Jasper at home
Dr. Charles Empty and Samuel Hernon,
former Camden magnates, made a vigorou.
protest after the meeting, asserting they
should have been given a hearing They
also decided to place team in West Philly
The state League is losing players rap
idly. Garry SchmeeIk played but one Came
at Pittston and then enlisted It is said
Jack Lawrence will not return. Tom Dun
leavy another local boy, will return to
Wikes-Barre on Saturday Jack Fox and
Johnny Beclmau were supposed to go to
Hazeton, but have not as yet reported.
The Brotherhood League held a meeting
last night and adopted the playing dates
for the season. Thrty-two games will be
played. sixteen in each half The league is
composed Of only five clubs, the Greys
having been compelled to drop out
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26

win the hole other
wise, trying freak
shots is necessary.
/ remember in the
qualifying round Of
the national cham
pionship, which was
played at the Chicago
Golf Club In 1912, II.
II. Hilton, the great
English player, was
leadin 81 the field.
When l was ready
to drive at the eigh-
teenth hole / knew
1 had to make a 4
to be even up with
Hilton. l pulled my
drive and the ball
went into the bunk
er. My recovery shot
left me as badly off
1 .,yug hnfOrp for
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26
FRANCE sMAsHEs THE HUN

|gfHE French struck at the point o. the
semicirele OF invasion nearest Paris,
|I0t| seventy miles northeast OF the
n|Ial Capturing the famous Aisne
14.t they have shut on forever the view
" lns promised land which the Huns
.a e'ion they held the heights. Petain's
4 u ruesday has been called one
0. greatest of the war; ana for senti-
0|. aHn. alone those most I'M
#|.1| E0' eo H'''sh tie morals of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26
The Boxers Wouldn't Hare to Fight Hard the Soldiers

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could
of the first each boxer who would jam
t a
owe o
a in
copper Of
ponh
a
hnes they could bring thousands of dollars week for the great
a nets of
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26

THERE come times in the career of every
L golfer when he faces a situation where
it is impossible to play the ball in the ac.
cepted fashion and get any results worth
while. In such 4 case, if it is impossible to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26
Bob Fitssimmons Would Hare Beaten Jess Willard

Willard
of
In
ganedan $
another number of who
of it
a
II
f
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on
and e
him ON be a
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26
TIRE
TROUBLE
QUESTIONS
and
ANSWERS

Can an inner tube add strength to
the outer tire?- d. c. f.
The ordinary inner tube is not
built with the purpose of strengthen
ing the outer casing. 1t is mere
inner lining designed to conflne air
pressure only with the support of the
outer casing. Not only does II give
no strength to the outer casing. but
because 1t is misfit-it is round or
cylindrical and the casing cavity is
pear r-shaped-it is often the cause Of
friction. pirching. leaks and blow
outs. It's thinness allows maximum
pressure to md and develop weak
spots To puncture it offers no re-
sistance OF its own. and to the punc-
tured casing II gives no protection.
/. The ordinary inner tube is the seat
of most tire trouble.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26
Shots Very Unusual
PENN FRESH LEAVE FOR
GAME WITH YALE TEAM

Lon Jourdet and seventeen Of his fresh
man charges leave for New Haven this
afternoon al 2,3s o'clock, where they meet
the yale freshman team toiporrow after
noon. This Ia the biggest game On penas
ncheduie. r.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26
what is Rhinos Puncture sealerf

What is Rhinos Puncture sealer1
'Rhinos LIQUID Puncture self-seal-
err is a mineral LIQUID which each
Rhinos tube contains. being put In
Through the valve. This liquid is in
stantly forced by internal air-pres-
sure into the hole made by an ordin-
airy nail and prevents serious loss OF
air, doing Lway with the dirty work
OF changing tires on the road. The
auccessfuI operation OF the "Rhlnoa
Liquid Puncture Self-sealer" has been
publiciy demonstrated, and can be
6emonslraied any time u the factorr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26

'ut-of-town matches, both of which really
ought back to Philadelphia a souvenir.
Baltimore to give Kid Texas a boxing
aad that kept him on the side lines for
be Britt. another soft one in Baltimore,
wrobably will keep Tender away from
Of qing against regular boxers; then it
pues.
nj
itselin Special ShOp
sy victory over Eddie Wagond il
Imam is to be the champions next
nan yer, however. wants 10 get a purse
u ntest is 10 be arranged It is prob
80 Imam has been getting offers from
,-,.s.s. Buck Fleming here next Friday
-. Latzo in this city. Negotiations
~, ling in New York, and Muggsy
f...,, mays Tilman also is scheduled
although no definite date has
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26

anu AlNAI are MS lllltG btSl All lllcut Nlllo
year:
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This was made on June 10.
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This was made August 8.
Here is the record score. made while play
ing with Loos on August II:
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Pros Favored
Another interesting feature of the match
~ that the two amateurs will play against
the two professionals. 1t is the biggest
match of this sort ever played in this coun-
try. Apparently the professionals have the
Letter Of it as it is Barnes's home course
ard Loos can play better golf at White.
marsh than anywhere else and the further
fact that Barnes holds the record of the
course wtG a sixty-seven and Loos has
played it IN siXty-nine
But Evans. in spite of the fact that he
will not see the course until Monday morn-
irg, Is just as much at home on q strariS
links as he is on his own. The Sunday be-
fore the amateur championship began at
Merton he played for the first time over
the west course. II will be remembered
that the golfers qualified on the two courses
Playing with Bob Gardner he made the
round in seventy, equaIing the course rec
ord The first time he played over that
r1ost difficult of courses, Pine Valley, he
made an eighty. The first time he played
over the Philadelphia Country Club course
he made seventy-four and this was a day
after playing through the strenuous anna
tour championship for week of thirty-siX
holes "A day. So it is likely that he win
do just as well at Whitemarsh
Maxwell Likes Whitemarsh
Maxwell always plays we'll at Whitemarsh
"nd he was great assistance to Loos when
| they played Barnes and Buxton in that
famous forty-two-hole match. Normal
| won three holes outright and that is som,
| showing, particularly when it is remembered
| that Barnes won but five; Loos. four and
! Buxton, four.
The entire proceeds will go to the Sol
| diers' Tobacco Fund. This organization is
| sending tobacco, mostly cigarettes and
| smoking tobacco and pipes to the men who
are over in France or about to go over.
| There are nearly thousand young fellows
| who are members of our Philadelphia golf
| clubs who are either in France or who will
| he there shortly Here is a splendid chance
| t. help these men, many of whom you know
| personally.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26
Freak Shots
- U5aL7G0 (CINcA) Et0nS N

the hole. This remarkable shot gave Ray
a three. This was one better than par. and
was freak shot that certainly paid big.
/ was playing once on a public course
with foursome, which included beginner
His shots We're going every direction and
he seemed to have absolutely no control
His shot from the tee came to rest "A short
distance from a large tree that was right
in the center of the fairway Ignoriug our
advice to play safe, he stepped up 10 the
ball with his, driver and hit the bali a
mighty swipe. 1t Travelled Just outside the
tree, described a beautiful curve and came
to rest on the green 200 yards away.
Vardon could not have done it better, and
OF course the man himself would probably
never be able to do it again He emploved.
without knowing it, exactly the right swing
for slice and drew the club face across
the ball in a perfectly timed shot that gave
him this surprising result. curious thing
about this man was the confidence given him
by that shot. He realized that 1t was an acci.
dent, but for the rest of the way round the
course he played 100 per cent better golf
than he had before
Shots Very Unusual
The point TO be observed In the results
of these freak shots is that thew are
frealSish only in a sense that they are very
unusual. The very fact that freak shots
occur every now and then shows that most
of us golfers have not yet realized the nos
sibilities that lie in the proper selection of
the club and the right timing and execution
Of the stroke. No natural laws are sus-
pended TO permit freak shots.
And the fact that freak shots are exc
cuted should stimulate golfers 10 more
painstaking study Of difficult shots.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26
CHICK EVANS AND JIM BARNES IN
MATCH FOR TOBACCO FUND UNDER
THE AUSPICES OF EVENING LEDGER
Amateur Champion and Maxwell Will Oppose
"Pro" King and Loos Over Whitemarsh Course
in Benefit Foursome Next Monday
Bv PETER PUTTER

ONE of the most interesting things in
" connection with the big golf match
which will be played at the Whitemarsh
Valley Country club. under the auspices
of the EVENING LEDGER next Monday, VIII
be the battle of the links between ChlcK
Evans, the national amateur and open
champion, and Jim Barnes, the western ana
Philadelphia open champion. Last year
Evans won the national open and amateur
title and Barnes won the professional cham
pionship. In the amateur ranks Evans mas
no master, and Barnes is admittedly the
best of the American professionals. Barnes
has a record Of 67 for his homo course
while Evans never has seen the course
This would seem to be big handicap for
the amateur, but he has demonstrated time
and time again the fact that he never has
seen a course is no handicap TO his Won
derfu game. So the friends of Evans
firmly believe it will be one Of the most
interesting battles ever fought over a golf
course.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26

LIST block. Second. Third. TIL.
De Orc .....,..5O so 80 Ikn
DAILY ..........43 40 46 100
NEW YORK, Oct, 26.-Alfredo De Orc
still is three-cushion carom billiard cham.
pion. The Cuban completed the successful
defense of the title against John DAILY last
night. De ORC won the third and final
block by SO to 46 and wound up in front by
$50 to 129.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26
Boxing Helps Youth in Gaining Education

Il a gain
- ability
se of
livelihood member of the high sophomore
Of a he
earne to
in
him
in the al n
old enough father
nndh lone finish
ID wlbe a a udn
AM dnotu a it
known that he
Iigh
but o himself the boy
his de guerr n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26
All Champions

All four players, Evans, Barnes Eddie
Loos, the Shawnee open champion, and
Norman II. Maxwell the North and South
amateur champion, are classed among the
longest drivers in this country So the
driving Of these experts will be worth
going miles to see. But it looks as If the
real battle will be waged on the approach
shots and on the green.
The match has aroused the greatest in
terest and while it is scheduled for Mon
day, one Of the worst days possible no other
day could have been chosen, as Evans can"
not play here except on that date. But the
facr that he will play in Philadelphia for
the first time since he won the amateur
title at Meison is sufficient in Itself TO draw
a crowd to Whtemarsh.
Within Easy Reach
Coupled with this, the fact that Barnes
and Loos and Maxwell complete the four
ball match is enough to cause every man
or woman who plays golf to rush out to
Whitemarsh. Whtemarsh is easily aCCessi-
BILE by train, trolley and motor. When you
remember that most Of the Chicago, New
York and Boston courses are more than an
hours run from the center of the city by
train, and that Whitemarsh can be reached
either by train or motor in forty minutes,
the difference is greatly in favor of White
marsh.
Barnes has made some wonderful scores,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26

OT VMpIA A A Broad and Banbridge
MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 90
Young Louisiana VS.. Ray Belmont
billy Hines VS.. Battling Leonard
Jimmy McCabe vs.. Darby Caspar
Gus Lewis vs. Benny Valger
Lew Tendler VS.. Rocky Kansas
Adm csc. Bal Res. soc & zoe. Arena Res 81,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26
Deserts Football for the Army

NEW YORK Oct. 20.--Andy Dempsey, sta,
fullback and handspring of the Fordham foot.
ball squad, is today a private in the regular
army. He deserted the team on the eve Of
the Rutgers game.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26

NATIONAL A. c. IItR IIcs SRd SIHl,,j; GsthariTs;
SATURDAY EVE, OCTOBER 2I
Johnny Ray VS.. Jack Russo
BOBBY BURNS VS.. BATTLING MURRAY
3-OTHER CLASSY CONTESTS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26

pIlHhed we can take care OF Subsequent
1lloations.
senator Penros- is but an incident in
ms mighty battle for the political re-
lempsion of the city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26
DE ORC RETAINS TITLE
AS BILLIARD CHAMPION
Cuban Outclasses John DAILY in Thre.
Consecutive Plays, Winning by
Total Count of $50 to 129

RECAPITULArIoN OF MATCH
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26
Leu Tender Groomed Well in the Ring

we'll tina
half
-aRerP that the other
rNes7 seu
Immediate goal Of the
opponents and usually Gassmn
aeo osubsequ oe
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26

Here is the record score, made while play
ing with Loos on August II:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26
The Revenge Sweepstakes
Quite So

Dear Sir - Accomplishment frequently
comes by uncharted ways. In 1917 Red
Faber allowed the Giants six earned runs
in three games, and collected three victo-
ries. In 1912 Mathewson allowed the Red
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26

X. S. K.-Chapman led Cobb by base
in the pilfering Observation-Disclosures
steals against ffty-two. Collins and Roth
were tied for third place with fifty each.
Carey again led the National League parade
with fifty-one steals. Carey had no compe-
tition, as George Burns, in second place,
was fourteen bases back with thirty-seyen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26

and here are his three best, all made thl.
year:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26

Sox one earned run in tbroo
collected two defeats and a dra,s' ss and
get by or not. W whether you
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-13
TO FIGHT
 TO BITTER END,
 KAISER ASSERTS

Amsterdam, Jan. 13-The following proclamation by the emperor to the GermanSpeople has been officially pub- lished in Berlin:
 Our enemies have dropped the mask. After refusing with scorn and hypocritical word of love for peace and humanity our honest peace offer, they have now, in their reply to the United States, gone beyond tLat and admitted their lust for conquest, the baseness of which is further enhanced by their caluminous assertions. Their aim is the crushing of Germany, the dismembership of the powers allied with Us and the achievement of the freedom of 2 Europe beyond the seas and the same yoke that Greece, with gnashing of teeth, is now enduring
 But what they could not achieve in thirty months of the bloodiest fight ing and interruptions economic war they will also fail to accomplish in the future. Our glorious victories and our iron strength of will with which our fighting people at the front and at home have borne all hardships and distress guarantee that also in the fu- ture our beloved Fatherland has noth- ing to fear Burning, indignation and holy wrath will redouble the strength of every German, man and woman, whether 1t is devoted to fighting, to owrk or to suffering. We are ready for all sacrifices. The God who plant ed his glorious spirit of freedom in the hearts of our brave people will also give us and our loyal allies, test ed in battle, the full victory over all the enemy lust for power and rage and destruction '
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-13
: sTOCKl MARKET
 ~~~~~~~/

New York, Jan. 13-Opening- Trading 1anguished in! the first half hour of today's short session, changes from yesterdays close showing ma jority of declines. These were most ly fractional except for Bethlehem Steel, which fell 15 points and motor accessories, which yielded one to three points Heaviness was also manifestedN by Industrial Alcohol, Lackawanna Steel, and Atlantic, Gulf & West Indies. United States Steel yielded a substantial fraction with leading railroads. Gains were confined to issues of relative unim- portance.
 Close-The session was the dullest of any week end in months. War shaYes were one to two points down at lowest levels and in specialties de- clines included 15 points for Bethle- hem Steel, six for United States Rub Der, and five for United States Realty. 'ShippingS, oils and low priced mining issues were heavy to weak. United States Steel registered an extreme de- cline of point, and railroads were stagnant, with a lower trend. Final prices showed general and in some issues full recovery. The closing was irregular. Sales were about 100000 shares. Bonds were firm.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-13
BUILDING NOTES

Building permits to the value of $500 were granted at last nights meeting of the building commission CTS. This is the lowest figure of the year, due, it is believed to winter conditions. The permits granted:
 Frank. Lally, alterations on Water street property.
 Trimmer Brothers, alterations on Ar lington street.
 Julius Della, garage on Pembroke street.
 Mary coxwell, garage on Butler street ~.
 Plans are being prepared for a number of apartment buildings in Bridgeport. Among them are:
 One at Stratford avenue and Flor ence street for Mrs. Frank s. Frances of Boston avenue. There will be IS apartments of three, four and five rooms each, with all modern inn provements.
 At Main street and Capitol avenue P. R. MagilI and David lGendel are to erect store and apartment build ing.
 At Fairfield avenue and Hancock avenue, Joseph Whitman will build an apartment house with "A apart ments, with all modern improvements and .vapor heat.
 At Main and Charles street a store and apartment building with 30 liv- ing apartments will be built for M. J. Buechler.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-13
Hotels and Clubs
 Delinquent With
 Pool Table Taxes

Proprietors ! of clubs, hotels, and other public places where there are pool tables are overlooking the fact that a special tax of $2.50 every six months on each table is required by the new emergency tax law, according to the local Internal Revenue office where it is said that the returns on this pool table tax are not being made as they should.
 If the tax has not been paid on or before Jan. 31, a fine of 50 per cent. of the original tax will be added to it. Every pool table in the city not in a private home is subject to the tax, and unless a great many owners of tables make their returns to the local Internal Revenue office within the next few weeks the government will reap a considerable, amount from the penalties imposed when the inspec- tors make their rounds after the first of February.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-13
Car and Foundry Co.
 Loss is $16,750,O00
Car and Foundry.

The people of Kingsland, N J., went back to their shell riddled houses on the big bluff overlooking the ruins of the Canadian Car 6 Foundry Co. munition plant yesterday, while sev- eral Investigations by municipal and county officials were begun to deter mine the cause of the most spectacu- lar explosion since Black Tom
 There is little likelihood that the plant will be rebuilt, although several of the magazines still stand, and it was rumored yesterday that rebuild ing would be begun on Monday, when, it is believed, it will be safe to go near the smoking ruins.
 Mayor Clay said yesterday that a company official had told him the plant would be reconstructed, but that if he, MT. Clay, found that single building is being erected he will instruct the attorneys for Union township, Shafer & Conklin of Ruth erford, to begin legal proceedings to prevent the re-esta blishment of menace to the community.
 Incndiary, Says Company.
 A statement issued by the company
 
 Iieve that the fire which caused the explosions was of incendiary origin, but county detectives and bomb eX- perts from New York who made a preliminary investigation of the cause came to the conclusion that the fire was accidental. This deduction is based on the story told by Dominick La Scala, who was within 10 feet of where the fire started, and who said that sparks from buffing machine set fire to gasolene.
 The total damage to the plant and war property was estimated by the company yesterday at $16,75O.- 900, of which s1s,750,000 is a total loss. The remainder is covered by insurance About $6,000.000 of the loss falls on the company and $1O,- O0O,OO0 is borne by the Russian gov ernment, for which the shells were being manufactured. Because of this it is believed that the Russian gov ernment itself may make special in- yestigation of the accident.