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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
HAWAIIAN SWIMMER PROMOTES
NOVEL COMBINATION PASTIME
Wearies of Breaking Records and Invents Game of
Rowing With Ukulees and Knitting
With Oars

the accompanying portrait taken by n
staff artist so truthfully depicts. The
story of the Dukes latest dual athletic
wrinkle is told by San Francisco
scribe as follows
"A year or so ago, perhaps more, some
noted juggler came through with fancy
song about II guy who'd Row, row,
row.. And IL was big stuff. When in
the course of time the song arrived in
Hawaii the Duke took up rowing. and
after habit he has become proficient
almost Immediately. In short time he
knew so much about rowing that he
could use a pair of ukuleles for oars.
"Then this war started. Pretty soon
the popular song writer, Burbank,
evolved "a revised and revamped version
of Row, row, row. Now it's Knit,
knit, knit
Did the Duke falter? Well. not any
more than a ukulele at a high school
picnic.
Duke Kahanamoku is knitting. He
doesn't know what he's knitting. but
he's doing n Just the same. He has
more yarn wrapped around the family's
pair of oars than was ever spun during
tanning bee between Jack Mccarthy,
Tommy Sheehan and Cliff Ireland.
When the Duke is out rowing he uses
his oars for knitting needles and he
rows with the ukuleles, The Duke Is at
present working on copy of a sweater
for Norman Ross. He's using judg-
ment by 30 doing. for If II doesn't 1T
Norman II can be used for shelter tent.
When the Duke completes his pres
ent task he's going to try 70 devise Z
schen'e fpr knitting hula costumes out
o. 1l1HW- "a q s t.f ~ Il s. s. N |1 . h Y. "A.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
SOUTH PHILA. OPENS SEASON s
WITH FRIENDS CENTRAL NINE
THURSDAY ON FOREIGN FIEL|
Frankford High April darlington High
Suburban Cage Champions
BY PAUL PREP

Abingdon were given the same tren<s.
ment.
Among the Abingdon victims are RI.
Joseph Prep, Narberth High, Lowur
Merton, Jenkintown. High. Hatboro Hin
Haddon Heights. Woodbury., Hikh.
Swarthmore Prep and Haddonfleld Hieh.
Arlington lost to Narberth at Narberth,
Swarthmore Prep at Swarthmorc, ana
Jenkintown High at Jenkintown.
Several weeks ago Jcnkintown Hieh
put in its claim for the basketball chasu-
pionshp of the York Road section.
Arlington having lost TO and defeated
Jenkintown. wrote TO the latter school
Offering TO meet them in third and a.
Gliding game Arlington still is AWAITING
a reply. .t
Great credit for the success OF the
Arlington quintet this year Is due To-
Professor Smiley. who coaches every
team at the school with the exception
Of one, and Captain Fink. Fink Ii
one of the best all-round athletes ever
developed at Arlington and Is a mem
Der of the baseball. football, tennis. btN-
ketball and track teams. He Is also
president of the senior class. fe
Six members of the squad, Captain
Fink, Eroshens. Club. Bush. Chester
man and Yates. received their varsity
letter. Yates Is the former Kendertcn
and Central High School star who en-
tered Abingdon n year ago Durine
this time he has won his "A" six times
and is captain-elect of the football team.
Yates is the only member of the bas-
ketball team who will return to school
next winter and Will most likely be
elected captain. o., ti
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26

Manager Mack believes he scored q
ten-strikc when he purchased the release
of Scott Perry, the big right handed
pitcher from the Atlanta CIut. Every
one agrees that Perry i- Of major
league calibor if handled right Tie will
be given every encouragement to make
good with the Macllmcn and ic he fails
he will have no one to blame save him
self. having already been with two
major-icague clubs and sent back. It
Is believed that he has learned his lesson
ana viii profit 10y his experience with
the Chicago cubs ana the Boston
Braves. while ne was not entirely at
fault for his failure with Boston. there
Is little doubt that hc did not take the
game seriously enough when given a
trial ry the cubs. So far as his ability
/ Is concerned Perry Is no experiment. Ic
has proved his class as a pitcher. and
all that is ncedful for him 20 remain in
the big show and prove o: material value
to Mack is to Civ" serious attention "a
his work
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26

TTAWAlI may not have any battle
IL ships nor a regular army, but IT has
some other modern essentials, including
hula girls and ukuleles, and now 1t has
produced ball player who will get
tryout with the Phils as big leaguer'
Its chief athletic product has been
swimmers. There are more good SWIM
mers in. the harbors along the coral
shore than there are ducks and they are
better ones. according TO the record
books, which do not mention ducks
Duke Kahanamoku, who holds more
swimming records than there are scales
on fish, has wearled Of mashing mer-
man marks and has launched upon new
fields of piscatorial epdeavor' He Is a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26

WALLACES SPEED ENABLES
BROOKLYN LAD TO STAY SIX
ROUNDS WITH LEW TENDLER
EUening Ledger Decisions
of Ring Bouts Last Night

Olympia 4. A.--Iew Tender defeated
Eddie Wallace. Kid Norfolk won from
Jack THOMPSON, Young Eddie defeated
Al bauer. Max Williamson lost 10 Willie
SPENCER, and Young Manuel uuit to
New Haven, Conn.--Willie Jackson
fought fast Hfteen-round draw with
JOHNNY Dundee.
out Tom Riley In the first round.
PITTSnI KGll. pn, Young thaney
gave Eddie Wimier beating In ten
rounds.
BOSTON. Mass.-lounE Britt aud
Young sacco fought u fast twelve round
draw.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26

in. for he came back in the nth and
gave out some hard wallops. The final
round was fairly even, both men striving
TO land a knockout blow. It would do
Thompson moro good if he would stick
TO the job all the time Instead of taking
things easy every now and then.
The other scraps were OF high.class
order. Young Eddie. Of Greenwich.
Conn. defeated Al Bauer, of this city (;
Willie Spencer. Of Gloucester, defeated
Max Williamson, who took the bout at
the last minute in place Of Hughic
Hutchinson. In the opening scrap Young
Manuel quit to Johnny lyman in the
fourth round.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
BASEBALL FANS MUST
PAY THEIR OWN WAR TAX
Ball Clubs Will Not BE Permitted to
Include Amount in Ad-
mission

Washington. March 2G.--Thc baseball
fan must pay his own war tax upon
entering baseball parks, Commissioner of
Internal Revenue Roper today ruled
The baseball clubs will not be allowed
to include the amount In the regular
admission as had been contemplated.
Folders of season boxes will have to
pay the tax for every game, even though
the box be not occupied, Roper also
ruled.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
GOLF IS THE ONLY OUT-OF-DOOR
SPORT THAT IS SUITABLE FOR
SEVEN AGES OF ATHL ETC MAN
Great-Grandfather, Grandfather Father and
Son May Play in Four-Ball Match, an Event
Impossible in Any Other Game
BY CHARLES (CHICK) EVANS. Jr.

vI1IlEN golf was first played In this
w country 1t was referred TO jeernGly
a. the "old mans game" This CharaC-
terization was. generally speaking. only
too true. for at that time young men
aid not play golf They preferred the
more speedy, strenuous games, such as
football. baseball ana tennis. As the
game developed it began to he taken up
bv college men: not great deal per-
baps. while still IN college and university
hut afterwards as a substitute for coli
lege athletics that must be dropped so
heartbrcakingy soon. Thus il happened
that the better players began to he
found between the ages of twenty-five
and thirty-fve. The invariablc plant of
these players, however. was: "If ] had
only begun to play earlier 90 1t had not
taken long TO realize the value of early
training. but their boyhood days had
been devoted to games peculiarly suited
20 early youth. with no provision for
sport i'm middle life and old age except
as n matter of vicarlous enjoyment.
Get Boys Interested
After this post-coiregc period golf
proceeded with still greater strides and
then fathers began to interest their
boys In the game, with the view of raig-
ing the standard of play. Junior mem
herships were put IN and junior cham
pionships became fixtures and keen COM
petition ensued The result was q marked
Improvement in the quality of golf, and
now We have a Bobby Jones, a Perry
Adair and host of tne-playing young
sters.
There is nothing so strikes the fancy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
M'GRAW UP in AIR
AFTER GIANTS GAME
New York Leader Takes Air
plane Flight From Marlin
to Waco

Some iulilIng of how the champion
Giants will be lined up when they open
the 1913 season was given here today
following n farclcal game between the
Giants and tho aviators training at
Waco. Young led off, with Hauff batting
second, and George Burns, former lead
off man, coming in thiri ieinir Iim-
norman holds his position as cleanup
man. with Larry Doyle in fifth place.
John MCGraw went to Waco with Col.
Miller. commandant, in an airplane after
the game, which went to the Giants, i3
to !.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
MRS. GAVIN CHALLENGES
GOLF PROFESSIONALS
Metropolitan Woman Champion
Wants Nine Strokes in Each
Eighteen-IIole Round

New York. March 2G.-Mrs W. \.
Gavin. the woman's metropolitan golf
champion, has issued Il challenge to
the golf professionals for matches sim
y. TraVers, the former open and anna
tcur champion, in which she received
niuc strokes in each eightcen-hole round.
The proceeds Of these matches will
ranging number of matches. and the
betting will be very much in favor
of the pros.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
Not a Titular Game
Abingdon Cage Champions

Abingdon High School students want
1t TO be known that they are the basket
ball champions of the suburban high
schools. They do not put in claim
FOR the title, but admit that they are the
champions. This years record speaks
for itself Twelve victories in fifteen
games. The three teams that defeated
Abingdon accomplished the feat on their
home floors and later when they visited
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
Bound TO Play Some Time

There are many games moro attrac-
tive to the usual run of boys than golf /.
there is no danger that the heavily mus
clcd boy who is meant for football, or
the swift Of foot and quick of eye who
naturally gravtate TO tennis will de-
sett the games for which nature III
tended them and substitute the slower
ana more subtle destinations of golf.
That Will all come later when time and
the law of bread and butter begin to
change the face Of the universe for US.
But it is well to lay slight founda-
tiun in boyhOod for the game that
abides, Games of great strcuuosity will
always have their iptcrcst. but the busl-
ness man cannot play them; an too
soon they must be laid aside.
Golf began in this country as an Old
mans game, and We know from expc-
rience that "A man can hardly be too
old for IT.: IT IS rapidly travelling back
ward to extreme youth; We seem 10
be destined to discover that one can
hardly he too young for It. It's bonnie
game.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
AS PURCHASE
PITCHER PERRY
Mack Strengthens Twirl-
ing Staff With Atlanta
Pitching Star
PLAY PIRATES TO-DAY

aNhA'li eve
Despite the fact that the limited Num-
Der Of men in his squad prevents Man
aEcr Mack from observing the usual
method of getting Ills men in condition
on a Southern trip. he has expressed
himself well satisfied with the results
to date.
In previous years, Mack always has
started his spring training with a game
between two teams Of his own players.
ana never has dcyiatcd from this sys-
tenn until this year lie believes this
the best method but is unable 10 put
1t into practice this spring. The lack
Of games among his own players was
IN" principal reason that led him to
| arrange so many contests with the Pitts
burgh club
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26

one more Yankee Is missing. Howard
Camp. recruit outfeldcr. has gone to join
the bigger Yankee team. lie was called
to join the army and has left to report.
Camp would have been selected as n
utility outfclder, according 10 Manager
Miller lIuggins. Pitching arms are sore
today as the result of some advanced
work by the hurlers. Both Bob Shaw
key and Ray Caldwell are. affected.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
Norfolk Defeats Thompson

The semiwindup was great bout ana
although he was forced 10 finish second
best, Jack Thompson showed the local
fans that he has the goods. Many were
sLeptic about his ability before the bout
with Kid Norfolk last night, but ne
displayed fast form in one of the fastest
heavyweight contests ever witnessed Ill
this city. ,,--,-.,
In the opening round Norfolk rusheu
OUT of his corner and raned jabs, Joits
and hooks on the uneXpecting Thomp-
son. For three minutes the men
sneeded around the ring, each landlns
several telling blows. Norfolk aimed
his early attack al Thompsons stomach,
and several times knocked the Wlnd out
of his opponent.
I'm the third round, as result OF
landing several of his powerful rien'-
hand swings, Thompson regalned inc
confidence which characterized his WORK
i'm his early bouts In this city ana near
the chose of the round allowed Norfolk
10 hit him several times in the stomach
without ninching. His confidence, how
ever. caused him TO SLOW UP in the next
round, and in consequence tho Panama
champion caught Jacks unprotected
law with telling rights and lefts' which
made Thompson look bad.
He, however, was far from being all
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
LOCAL BOWLERS TO BEGIN
CHAMPIONSHIP ON MAYa1

The Philadelphia Bowling Association
will hold its annual championship on
the keystone Alleys beginning May 1.
There will be FIVE three. two and one
man contests, all on a handicap basis.s
Twenty 3er cent of the entrances
money, after expenses are taken out. VIII
be paid TO the Bowlers' War Relief A..
sociation. "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
PENN ROWS THE HENLEY
COURSE IN FAST TIME

The Penn varsity crew in its daily
spin over the Schuylkill last evening
went over the Henley course OF a mile
and five-sixteenths in the fast time or
minutes and 55 seconds fiat. very
fine performance for so early in the
year
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26

OF the average hoy as n prize. no mat.
Ter now small the intrinsic value, ana
the pleasure Of seeing his name in the
paper. About this time wa began TO
near OF Ercat-grandfathcr. grand
iather and father and son playing I'm
the same four-bail match-au inter-
eStlhg family event impossible to any
other game. And just such happcu-
ing AS that brings home to us the real
reason why 1t is well for a boy to play
at least Il little golf
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26

The Chicago cubs motored to the city
early today from Pasadena prepared to
meet the Vernon Tigers. A practice
romp at Long Beach yesterday netted
a 4-to-l victory over the high school
team there.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
HERE IS CHEERING NEWS
FOR THE BOY BALL FAN

Washington, March 26.-The boy VINO
chases the lost baseballs ut the big park
can come in without war tax, the IN
ternal revenue officer ruled today. Base
ball writer's and telegraph operators
need pay no tax, but IA reporter dead
heading his way into the grandstand on
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
Hot Springs, Ark. March &c.

Manager Robinson Is going TO try out
Chuck Ward as third baseman. Ward
was ordered to practice in that position
today and may play thefe in the next
exhibition game with the Red SoX.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
Follows Instructions

II was during the second frame that
Eddie became wise to his managers m
structions Failing TO make Tender run
away from him Eddie conceived the idea
Of making Looc run toward him. TINS
was the prouer way and II worked with
telling effect. All he had to do to get
Tender on the run was to stop one or the
local boys awkward right jabs with MS
face aup start retreating. 1t always
worked successfully. ana even Harvey
approved of the plan.
"Nttaboy, that's the stuff, keep nm on
, The ram" whstled Manager Harvey dur
ing the third, fourth and fifth rounds, a.
Tender speedcd after the flying Wallace
who was showing the flectness OF " rec
orG-breakng trackman. showering ram
OF cutting rights and rocking lcfts on the
helpless New Yorker
Wallace must have run himself out
during these rounds, for when he was
assisted out of his corner in the sixth he
refused to run and stood still, attempt-
| ing TO hold off Tenders rushing attack
/ 10 land knockout blow. But, encour-
aged by his managers cheerful words'
Eddie held the ship and succeeded in
landing three Of his four blows in TINS
frame. lie is a game lad and took
everything Tender had.
/ This bout was the best scrap Tender
has given In a Philadelphia ring, and
( his showing was evidence enough that
ne is a leading lightweight and that
Irish Patsy Cline is in for the ilght or
/ his career on Wednesday, Aplu D.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
Augusta, Ca. March &c.

Under ideal weather conditions Clark
Gritiith's Nationals took the field again
today for two practice games The
Grflmen will battle Camp lIancock's
team again tomorrow
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26

South Philadelphia High School is
preparing for its annual spring drive
with tho Princeton Trophy, symbolic OF
the lnterscholastic Baseball League
championship, as its objective. The
great offensive. which is In command of
heralded to get going on April IL. The
first attack will he made on Coach
Falkenhagan's proteges from Frankford
High.
Baseball practice, which was in its
infant stage during the last week. began
in earnest yesterday at the downtowrr
Red and Black school. As Southern is
without an athletic field. the daily drills
are and will be held on vacant lot
several streets away from the school
buildings
Not a Titular Game
The opening game Of the season is
with Friends Central this Thursday
afternoon at the Il. II. Il. Y. NJ. 6. A..
grounds Forty fourth street and Park
side avenue. As this is not "A cham
pionship contest. Coach Mowery will
shift the players around and give the
majority of the candidates a chance to
display their ability.
Although the lineup hasn't been de-
cided upon. Il il expected that the
team will take the field In the following
order this Thursday afternoon: kracak-
ovitz. right field; Flshman. center field I:
Bernstein. left field; Geventer. third
base Captain Kravitz. shortstop; Kolb.
seconds base Dessen, first base orr or
Josephson, catcher. and either Passon,
Leopold or Levin will pitch.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
Whistles Through Brush

But the local pair had f"rgottcu to
account for Harvey. "Brush" knew Lew
vas going great. but he didn't tell it
80 Wallace. Confidence Is regarded as
half the battle, 80 Harvey devoted the
majority of his time at the olympia in
giving Eddie some OF this confidence
stuff During the rounds and the IN
tcrmissions Harvey poured words of
confidence and wisdom into Wallace's
contracted ear.
This guy is easy money for you,
If you want to break this guys winning
streak" whistlcd Harvey through his
brush, "jst keep i'm on the run and
plant your blows in the pit, I'm tclen
yuh. jst keep him ON tn" run and
wen do the trick Now go to II, you've
ygot the goods. deliver" finished Harvey
as lie showed Wa!lac" into the center OF
/ the ring,
Eddie nodded his tired head and care
. fully tried e. follow out the two instruc-
/ tions Eut Tender refused To run away
, from him or allow him to hit him IN
/ tho pit The entire first round ho tricd
his best hut his efforts were of little
use. He returned to nis stool at the
sound of the hell 10 receive another ear
full of keep him on the run
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
Local Boy Unable to Catch
Up to Opponent in Ex-
citing Foot-Race
Il ID NORFOLK WIN s
BY BILL BELL

CHARLEN C'R,.CSlrD HARVEY. Of
- New Nawk. is one Of tho most on.
,imistic men or this side Of the At.
lautlc Ocean, This was proved beyond
20 doubt to the satisfaction of a large
number of enthusiastic rubmeu last
night At the weekly show Of the Olym-
pia A. \.
Perhaps II is because he whistles his
words through It growth on his upper
lip, which Is sometimes mistaken even
by his closest friends for brush, ac.
counts for his nature, hut whatever
the cause may be. nothing. not even
the sight of his hoy receiving his worst
heating in his ring career, can force
him TO lose his optimism
Last night Brush Brought Eddie
wallace, lightweight from somewhere
in Brooklyn. over TO ,his city to enter
tain the local Clubmou and nCideutally
stop Lew Tenders knockout streak
l.oolc has been dropping his opponents
Tor the count with clucklikc regularity
during the last few weeks and he agreed
with lis manager. phil Glassmau. that
Eddie Wasacc might as we'll be- IN,
fifth straight victim as any other lad.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-29
MEDICAL CARE
 FOR U. s. WORKERS

Samuel Gompers, as chairman of the committee on labor of the Council of National Defense, has recommend ed to Secretary of Labor Wilson that medical examination of the workers be made one of the functions of the governments labor recruiting agen- cies, as a measure which will greatly augment and help to maintain the health of our industrial army
 Accompanying the recommendation is a proposed standard card to be used in making physical examina- tions. These standard examinations card deals with such subjects as lab oratory diagnosis, previous occupa- tions, general appearance relating to deformities, malnutrition and glands, diseases of eyes. ears, nose, mouth and throat, lungs, heart, nervous sys- tenn, extremities, and such general matters as hernia, hemorrhoids, and evidence of actual venereal disease.
 'There can be no question as to the wonderful effects that such a move ment as here proposed will bring about" says MT. Gompers. "1t is only a matter of education before employ CTS throughout the country will come under this rule that people generally should be physically examined ant | that the examination should be stand ardized-at last the minimum.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-29
HUN NEWSPAPERS DENY ALLIED GAINS

New York, Aug. 29-That the Ger mans did not reckon with the possi- bility of strong allied counter offen- sive such as that undertaken by Gen. eral Foch in July is shown by the despatches in German newspapers of that month. These despatches em- phasized the importance of the prev ious success gained by the German of fensives on the western front, and enumerated the huge material loss es' Sustained by the Entente Allies. A Wolff Bureau despatch published in Cologne Gazette stated that ''the ex- tent to which the enemy fighting pow CT has been weakened during the first three months of the German offensive is shown beyond a doubt"
 Another despatch of that Bureau published in Berlin Tageblatt said: "The new developments in the west have brought the army high com mand a tremendous step nearer to the l destruction of the front of the enemy and their fighting means"