Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-08
WAR CR|PPLtS SPORTS;
SUPPLIES BANNED
War Board Stops Manufacturing
of Ball Using Rubber;
Also Hits Uniforms.

Nrw York. Oct. + Athletic ssppliee
and equipment will face sweeping reduc-
tiona as a result Of the latest rulings ~ The
War industries Board and II IS not I'M
reasonable ~ expect price advances u tho
demand uutqtrips tho supply Uestrle1
tions have been placed upon the ptuslue-
ton Of certain Of the more common sport
supplies and IN other eases further manu-
facturp ia prohibited after fhe present
stock If material IN hand Is exhausted
The followers " tho various branches 1T
snort will note with interest that more
leewav Is allow etl IN the matter IT the
baseball and fnnthall output than IS the
case IN tennis aud golf This i due not ~
discrimination hut rather 20 the Tact that
greater quantities ~ rubber IRE used ~ The
manufacture uf the balls used ~ these
games than in baseball and football
According 10 The latest ruling not more
than forty rer cent If tho tennis and COLL
equipment produced during the last four
months ~ ipt1 stall hc manufactured
during the final months of-the present
vcar In the field IT baseball and football
the maximum ~ put At sixty Ter cent
winch gives a wider latitude Ia the pro
Queer
In tho uniforms department the regula-
available after the manufacturer has used
the supplies now IN stock THIS will effect
football and baseball to far greater
extent than Will he the case amnnr the
golf and tennis PLAYERS for while special
clothing n considered desirable among
many az the .levott4e7 of these gauee. II
T. not absolutely nee esaary. Because at
the greater personal contact ~ baseball
and football. uniforms with special pnd-
ding and ariuor are net matter oi pcr-
snnal choice hui rather essential ~ pro
lection against bodily injuries.
During the past year tho price ot new
sthhstic equipment and repairs 10 old
pnrAuhernnia has mounted m keeping
W1th all other commodities The cost ri
all material and labor involved has IN
creased ms the PLAYER 81 any game realizes
when he - q tcunIs racquet 10 be re-
strung IA golf club Ia hc repaired or sport
shoes 10 be fc4olal ndet ihe eitoum-
stances the Quitting OF teams nett sea-
auu. should organized sport play he posi-
bic will be an additional tax upon the
management Of such teams.
The national championship ri soccer
football may he anvbodY' $ prize tins sea-
son IA IN ncarlf every other sport, the
dope X completely upset IN the ma lor
league Of the kicking game In all profa-
bility some combination entirely new 10
the National Challenge Cup Competition
will wear the soccer crown when the 1918
~ season Is brought to q conclusion next
April
The long arm Of the military draft has
reached INTO the Bethlehem steel G..
which has won the national trophy three
Tunes Two stars of the Bethlehem ma
chine Tommy Murray, one of the best
halfbacks in the land and Jimmy Murphy
a leading forward have been called fer
army service The championship aggrega-
ton of last season has been materially
weakened a fact which injects new
interest into the \ & G Competition
dozen new elcyeus of the very first
rank are entering the lists for the national
title They will represent leading ship
building plants on the Atlantic Coast and
along the Great Lakes Many of these
give great promise aud several prophets
of the kicking game hold to the opinion
that there Will be a herd Of dark horses III
the soccer classic soon to get under way