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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-12
EUening Ledger Decision,
of Ring Bouts Last Mini,

OLYMPIA a. A.--Tcw Tcpd,o.
Tommy Tuohcy IN the fourth rnrr hnilS
n'kccfe, won from Touxbeyu "a
Young Joe Bnrrcll won from E, ,MgrrN,
Jack Jhomp.pn stopped Jnck w.. heiy
the third, IInghic Hutchinson aS@
Johnny Earle IN the second, "nsAs
,,PkoNIDENtE--Ia Brittop op,,,.
snrrs s,s dcrssssd Trsss n oMeI,e E,,9nnds. JsSsss
UHGPSTommy Ei,., y
the better Of Indian Clay Tnrnsuns II
POUNDS. johnny Papke drew Win IN
SEw ORLEASs-IrI.b p,,.. ~
and johnny Dundee fought t.s Chs
rounds to u draw. '"'hV led
YORK - Johnny Gill .ourbt
with Uerman Miller, Buck TayIor I'M
nut Eddie I.Oeckncr in the first nnnnoski
Molnert nut Brownie Hall TO sIeen I /, ~
BUTEiI0-younr Erne d.cl.,v.,- !.
feated Tommy Burns In ten ronnseV =
iie nnngford easily defeated JacE n w
.DENNER-Fred Fulton scoroa
meal knockout over Tom NcWoh.ns teA
the referee stOrpcd the bout in tn VIA
round TO save Mcmahon. W "'o isurA
BoSTON-Fddie Sheylin wo,
P0ul Doyle In twelve rounds" unn
Condon fought an eight round draw IAN 20
ROCHESTER-Toe DALEY or,,.,.
Kid Chicago in ten rounds. 'u'po'ntsi
CAPE .MlY-Bnttling Murray h..
better OF Young Nelson IN ten rc...S
Johnny Wilson defeated Mike Isa,ro ,rounel
Shapiro stopped Mike DAILY Ir' sahs
rounds, Kid Lewis drew with Ia. rafN
md Nounk Lawrence fought n E.11
Kid Slaylk. Wo
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SCHOOLS RATED
IN VARIED SPORTS
Stove League Discussion
Brings Out Comparative
Prowess in All Lines
TWO TITLES UNDECIDED
BY PAUL PREP

group Of past and present prep
school athletes, the majority Of whom
are entitled to the honor Of wearing
their varsity letter. met the other eve
ming and, as a matter of course. their
thoughts turned TO scholastic athletics,
One young fellow who had just entered
high school asked which schools in this
city were distinguished for certain
sports. This question started no small
argument, with the result that those
present decided to settle IL by taking
each school in turn. beginning at South
Philadelphia, and determining at which
athletic activity each was best Now
by best was meant at which sport n
school has been most successful.
In the last two years Southern has
furnished quite a few surprises in foot
ball, winning the Gimbel Cup in 1916.
but considering the question from all
angles, there was but little doubt that
basketball was SOutherns greatest sport.
Year after year ~hen the football, base
ball and track teams were near the bot
| tom of the league the cage squad fought
its way to the top. Southern has won
more cage honors and developed more
flrst-class players than the other schools
combined
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DEADHEADS MUST PAY
A SILVER OFFERING
National Commission Fixes
Tariff for Passholders and
Regular Baseball Fans
CINCINNATI. O., Feb. IL.

ClNClN NALL W. rep' i-'
In order to do away with the conges-
tion which would arise with the nan
ding of pennies. the National Baseball
Commission has announced that the
twenty-lve-cent bleacher seats will be
thirty cents, fifty-cent pavilion seats Will
sell for fifty-fve cents, pavilion seats
formerly seventy-fiye cents Will now
bring eighty-flve cents, and 81 reserva-
tions hereafter will he Sl10.
This new ruling will become effective
with the opening of the baseball season,
April 1G. The regular war tax on
bleacher seats would amount TO three
cents, and likewise the tax on seventy
five-cent seats would be eighty-f1ve
cents. It is proposed to contribute this
extra levy TO some worthy cause such
as the Red Cross
All "dcadheads," those who gain ad-
mission through the medium OF compli-
mentaries. will be forced to pay ten
cents upon their entrance at the pass
gate. 1t is believed individual clubs will
be permitted TO choose their own meth
DDS of getting the tax.
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PENN IN BATTLE
FOR FIRST PLACE
Quaker Five Meets Cornell
at Ithaca Tonight-Mar-
tin May Play
BASEBALL DRILL TODAY

First place Is at stake tonight in the
Intercollegiate League when Pennsyl-
vania and Cornell meet on the chalked-
on basketball court at Ithaca, At pres
ent the Red and Blue holds the ad-
vantage of a half game, having won
three contests to two for Sharpe's team.
Coach Jourdet and eight players left
last night for the little New York
town. 1t will be the first league game
OF the season for Penn on a foreign
court The Quakers have a team COM
posed of last years freshmen, and II is
feared that inexperience may lead them
10 their downfall. For this reason many
are anxious to see Lew Martin, the
crippled captain, start the game.
Martin got into the Rutgers contest
Tor the last ten minutes and played
wen despite his injured shoulder, which
rs stlll too stiff to enable him to show
MS real form. The eight players who
were taken on the trip are CAPTAIN
Martin, Sweeney, Stannard, Davis. Peck,
mitchell, Romanat and Walker.
The baseball candidates reported yes-
terday afternoon, but the meeting was
merely for the formallty OF signing up,
There was no practice, but the fresh
men will swing into action indoors TODAY
ana the varsity will start work In.
morrow. One hundred asplrants nut
,heir names down on the candidates
list Sixty OF these are freshmen and
the rest composed the varsity squad,
The best ball PLAYERS In co,iaoo Al,
not all come out yesterday ana n,a.' ~
are not expected for some time, .'After
the BASKETBALL season such stars OF tbs
diamond who were freshmen last wear
as Mike Sweeney. Dutch Peck ana Zoe
mitchen will report to Coach Thomas
among the freshman candidates are
several local youngsters. These inclnds
sam steele and Harry Peters. Of Cen.
~ 's rSnk l'edyard and Shirley
I, ~ Pnfey q
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Rig Questions Up Today

Six leading matters to be taken up
are these
First Adoption Of the playing sched-
ule or 1bf games: start on April l6
Second. Adoption of a system of COL
Letting the war tax On admissions
Third. Final disposal Of the financial
settlement with the Federal League
Fourth. Discussion o. the advislbilty
of legislating against the spitbal and
other deliveries OF "unnatural' types.
Fifth, Confirmation Of tne reelection
of John X. Tener as president.
Sixth, Adoption Of rule permitting
the playing CT douple-header Mt Iry
time. instead of forcing teams to play
off postponed games only on second
trips or later.
The confirmation OF Tencr's election
Is taken for granted. hut there will be
two dissenting votes, from Pittsburgh
and Brooklyn. There will he lot Of
talk of barring the spltball, shine ball
and the like. The war-tax proposition
will be left for final disposal at joint
committee meeting with representatives,
Gf the American League. There may
be some discussion of the evils OF the
practice Of acquiring players by mouth
"A system whereby HARLEY Weeghman
obtained" Hornshy from the Cardinals
but Il is not likely that the owners
will provide any penalties for further
OffcnseS.
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glove when Looie crossed him n.
a hard right TO the chin and soi,.Ms .ns
with a crashing left to the boSr
was a solar plexus punch and Tomr'
Slowly sank to the floor. He tr,sS \
arise. but turned over on his side A..
and out. WV
Pop OBrien didn't 70 tbro,vs ~
formality of counting the man n,.
nc Knew that he could have couns.s
thousand over the fallen bow NJ ~
Tender to his corner, but LooIa ,,..'.
OF rushing over TO receive the conv,s.'
lations from his admirers, picksa Y
Touhey and carried him to nj, ro.
Then he waited until his onnonons :" aa
all right. shook hands with hin, -.
iett' That little act of sportsmar "a.
added to Tenders popularity.
Thompson Wins Again
The other feature act " the .r,..
came In the second part of tbs .a@
when Jack Thompson, an ebonv ..s,V
from st. Joe, Mo. collided win ,ss 1.s
Taylor. another of the sams ~.
Knocked Mr.. Tlylor flatter than a ..I .
or wheats in the third round. II ~.
great fight while it lasted Thom"..'
r'ushed with victory, went after hh a.
ana soon had him stepping fas,sr ~
ever before in his life. TavIw -
was advised by the well-known N,,..s
linden adopted a running attack ys,s
worked fine, with the exceptjon N.
there was no attack.
1t was Taylor's idea TO NAV ~
around-rosy and In some wav 90, 2
oBrien In the middle to lct as n sbil
and stop Thompson's blows He
tnis only once and Pop stopped a svr
waliop, which made him more cara
IN the future In the third round Tho
son caught up with Taylor, laid a CON
on mis- chin and it was all over. m
Okccfe Is Victor
Eddie O'Keefe entertained Jacp w.
stem properly last night. when ne y
on a regullr comeback and defe.l
Toughey Murray In six fast rouns
Eddie was forced to extend bImssN
Murray fought aggressively. but h
veterans superior knowledge of the ~
gave him the upper hand. Murray IN
IKE good boy and should do well ~
he gets more experience. Young
Borrell won from Eddie Kelley IN h
semiwind-up, and Johnny Earle n
knocked out by Hughie Hutchinson
the second chapter of the opener.
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FIGHT FANS SAY CLINE
ENTITLED TO DECISIO

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 12.-Nev q
leans fans are still unconvinced "!
OF the merit Of Referee Remy Dorf!
cislon In cllling the twenty-round y
between Johnny Dundee and Patty q
a draw. Fans who saw the fight hna
the decision in the belief that
should have been declared the vctof1
Cline was the aggressor throueh -
OF the fight and gave Dundee Q ba1
IN the first ten rounds. In the sev1
Dundee was near a knockout.
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Gibbons Defeats Turner

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Feb. 12.-Tommy
Gibbons, of St. Paul, won ten-round
bout here last night from Clay Turner,
the Apache Indian fighter. Gibbons held
the upper hand throughout the match
He floored the Iadian twice. during the
first and eighth rounds. The bout was
full of action, both men coming from
the ring bearing marks of the ten rounds
of battle.
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TRAVERS'S DEFEAT IN BRITISH
AMATEUR EVENT DUE LARGELY
TO ORTHODOX PUTTER HE USED
Champion Could Not Play Favorite Schenec-
tady, Which Is Barred Abroad, and Missed
Puts Settled Match With Older Opponent
BY CHARLES (Chick) EVANS. Jr.

TNIIE first American winner OF the day
l. in the last British amateur golf
championship was Fraser Hale 'who
came in with "A victory of and over
W. II. Whigham, a plus man of the
Royal st. Georges Club. a golfer almost
as well known I'm the United States and
h Canada as in England. understand
that Fraser, now Lieutenant Hale.
somewhere in France" played very well
that day. Fred Herreshoff, too. played
excellent golf and defeated Mr.. st. John
Of Northumberland. 4 and 3,
Ouimet played we'll, going around vir-
tually in par figures, his opponent, J.
G. MacGregor the champion of Manila,
giving him no trouble. However, he
was man over sixty and appeared un-
accustomed to the greens. | was salts
fled with the condition of my own game
and defeated my opponent william
Cranston, of Walton Heath, by and a.
c. w. Inslee. of OneiGa, n. Y. the only
American defeated in the lower half
lost down in close match with j. j.
Murray, of Romford Mr. Inslne had
been staying in London on business for
l year and he and Mr.. Murray were
chumS and eliminates. In the upper half
there was another story to tel, although
the lower half had been considered the
harder for the Americans
The first defeat in the upper half
think, was Travers, and the next was
Henry Toppin who was defeated by the
narrow margin OF ! hole, his opponent
being T. W. Holderness n plus man
ana one of the finest of the oxford play
ers OF 191O-1912 Knapp mey his frt"
In Chadwick, Lockwood drew bye and
Weber earned "A first-day vacation from
the Overcrowding.
Defeat Was a Surprise
The Travers defeat was the one torlc
Of the day. For a moment it left the
Americans bit dazed, and the remarks
of the New York papers the next MORN
ing were not calculated to contribute TO
the morale of the players still in one
prominent golfer was represented as
saying that any chance of our winning
the championship was gone, One won-
ders what his idea. of British golf and
championships could have been
doubt If either Travers or Ouimet
after their round of British courses and
practice matches with British golfers
could have thought their chances very
good. Neither of them had had much
experience outside of certain courses
near New York and Boston, and a very
few somewhat similar ones in the near
Middle West Experience counts in such
cases, and those of us who had had a
moro varied experience lasted longer
against stiffer opponeIfs.
Critics have exhausted their ingenuity
trying to explain how Mr.. Travers hap
pened upon defeat at the hands of a
man twice his age and making a score
certainly not loss than SS, Mr.. Travers's
own score could not have been less
than 80. and yet only the week before he
had made the course in 90, and a few
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Where so many fine critics have
spoken can only offer my own sugges-
tions. with the excuse that they are
borne OF years of practical experience.
Mr.. Travers has a remarkable game
with peculiar limitations. the best fea-
lures being long iron shots and putting.
In America he uses Schenectady eX-
clusivnly; In England he used the ortho-
doX putter, It failed him in his match
with Palmer. missed puts running up
his score Even on the last hole II was
a missed putt that settled the game.
With his trusty Schenectady that might
never have happened, and in time of
trouble one longs for an old friend.
Then there is another little thing that
may have affected the result Critics
for a long time had insisted that MIR.
Travers was able to play up or down
to his opponents, thus often being able
to rest himself during easy matches OF
a championship, To my way of think
ing no more fallacious golf idea exists.
If we hear a thing often enough, how
ever. sometimes we come to believe II.
Is II possible that Travers, seeing the
condition of Mr.. Palmer's game, failed
to take advantage OF the early holes
only Ito run up against the last three
perfectly played?
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MAY GIVE OUR SAMMEES
TENNIS AT CANTONMENTS

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-The United
States National Lawn Tennis Associa-
tion met here today for the purpose Of
discussing the installation Of tennis
courts in the National Army canton
ments. SO many soldiers have desired II
that the matter Is at last being decided
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SPITBALL CHIEF
SUBJECT BEFORE
DIAMOND MOGULS
National League Heads
Also Will Consider Sea-
sons Schedule Adoption
WAR TAX COLLECTION

NEW YORK, Feb, 10,
with the spitball the chief subject
before the house, tho National League
VIII go through the motions here today
OF ratifying n schedule. That. however,
Is just an incident of the annual sched-
ule meeting of the major league, for
there are other questions seethlng in the
minds of the magnates.
Charles Ebbetts. president Of the
brooklyn club. has several things he
wants to tell his brother magnates
about He has something that Will
make change. handle the war tax, mas
sage the pitchers and throw out Offend
ing fans
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Draw Is Important

This belief that a player can play up
or down at will rests upon "A condition
Of our tournaments that simply does
not exist in Britain. \ good draw in
this country and good draw in the
British amateur are different things, but
growing less as our number of good
players increases, There are only five
match rounds in our championship, and
n man can have so good "A draw that
he has not a single stiff match until he
reaches In the Anal a man worn out
by h lrd matches.
I cannot believe that Mr.. Travers was
particularly nervous until the last five
holes, when he was startled by the fine
way in which his opponent was begin
ming to play Mr. Palmer is really an
excellent player when in form.
I heard, too, that Travers's brother
was very i'll at the time. and there was
a great feeling Of anxiety No doubt
there were many, contributory causes
and the chief mistake was to expect too
muck of men trained on less-trying
courses.
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Ebbetts to Show Machine

His machine he declares. will be OK
hiblted to the gaze of the baseball pub
nc today Whether the rest OF the Ma
tional League likes II or not Ebbetts is
going TO install a battery of the con-
traptions at Ebbetts Field
Some changes may be made in rules
which Will permit clubs to play off post
poned games at any time. As 1t is now
me last series Is selected. The shortened
schedule with its compulsory double
headers, of course. makes that bad
feature, The rule probably will be
anne ndeI
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MAJOR LEAGUES WILL TACKLE
TOUGH JOB OF CURBING FREAK
Il FLINGING TO IMPROVE HITTING
Action of American Association in Barring
NJ All Kinds Helps to Force Issue-Pioneers
and Masters of Weird Heaves

WT the
~ baseball
Tor more hitting The pitchers
the aid
sho hs reduced eold
nh that from correspoudngy
At least SO 1t is urged by
owners and managers and while
League at admitted
liberties is advisable demands open game
The subject of
Is before the trace the
oeveopment the hurting
give the pitcher a downhin drag
The pitching which
1908 Jack Chbo who did sterling
whee ball his
unusual
ming
was copied and shortly
The first effective
baseball world until the
emey ball." used
double
ability Of the hurer
let this
abolished
IT is something of coincidence
= of
New York American League
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Former Giant Outfelder
InUalided as Air Fighter

Billy O'Hara. former Giant outfieIder.
and who as an airman with the Cana.
dian royal flying corps with the rank of
lieutenant performed valiant service nj
iDres, the Somme and yimy RIDGE. has
been inyalided, and now further IL doing
his bit by delivering war lectures,
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champion, came within one inning of tying
the, worlds. record for the lowest number
of innings in 50-point game Kieckhefer
defeated George Moore. of New York, 20
70 -, in thirty-seven innings, in Chicago,
making his seventh straight victory.
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Also Rams

The suburban schools Germantown
Frankford, Germantown Academy
along with Episcopal Academy, Friends
Central, Brown Prep, Trades School
School OF Pedagogy haven't had any
success to speak of In any sports for
some time. They do their best and then
let II go at that, Brown Prep had a
fairly good baseball and track team las,
year, while Frankford came through in
soccer and cross-country. GermantoEn
and Frankford are coming schools In
regard to sports.
While many titles were awarded al
this meeting. IL will be noticed that the
two biggest sports. football and base.
ball. were left undecided. Northeast and
Central We're the favorites, but which
way the titles were to be split. for II
was the opinion that they should be
divided, was left unsettled until the next
meeting of the "Interscholastic Hot
Stove League"
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that he still has something
by s 20
the
favoring the kids uncertain both
and liability to draft
Recently a effect
possible further
of report especially
to
Of half of
endersw against the Giants.
a
M S the of 1917
ID with hseven wins a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-12

The signed contract Of Charles W Ward
The ihS inhelderL was received by Pres, President
came the @ proeerty OF the podgerws waFa me
recent deal between the Brooklyn club and
the Pirates.
Ed Spencer. of Scranton. who caught sem
satlonal ball for the Detroit Americans. Is
cepted the place as coach of the Santa Clara
University team
Pitcher Cooper. Pittsburgh's best pitcher.
returned his contract TO the I9cat manage
ment unsigned. He asks for $1,000 more.
Mrs. Charming Wells. Of sopthbridge
qualifying round OF the woman,s February
golf tournament at Beleair. Fla.
Frank Robinson. the Jockey who is under
contract TO ride the II p. whitney horses on
the New York track this season. rode three
winners at New Orleans.
tain " Of the % Wesleyan M football team last last
year. has Joined the aviation corps.
Three more of John L. sullivan's pets
took great pride and COW are the latest
on the list
Phil DougIas, Chicago National pitcher,
was was operated on for appendicitis In Chi
caso hospital
Leo Constantineau. who twirled last year
In the Northern Maine Canada League, has
signed a contract with the White Sox
Fifty candidates for the varsity ana fresh.
Coach Hugh Duffy.
One hundred and twenty cards were turned
In for the qualifying round OF the soutf
Florida golf championship at Palm Beach
Joseph =: Elwell won the prize for low score
and a. W. Cameron, OF Huntington Valley
and II. Pemberton tied for seccnd place.
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Michael II. ID. anney, holder OF the half
mile championship of the Amateur Athletic
Union. enlisted as n second-class seaman at
the Boston Navy Yard.
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Where Travers ExcelIed

weeks before that he had been playing
his brilliant best at Westward Ho.
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Sports Served Short

The annual meeting of the Baseball
Writer'S Assoca alton will be held tomorrow.
at the Waldorf Hotel. New York. Selection
of successor TO Secretary Weart Is ex-
pcCted TO be made.
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william Brennan, chief Of the umpires in
the American Association during the sea-
son Of 1917, has signed a contract to Of
ticiatc in the same capacity in the Southern
League during the coming campaign.
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233 Players. Batted Above 800 Last Year

2ss batted than the
League bit Ala
Northwestern
Northwestern for 400
|1{acon South for 400 in
business
OF
game
Cubs In 1916
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Bush Batting Kings win Croud Majors This Year

be heard this
big uniforms
We
j.. Lann galore
pitching FOUNDER but Kane will
witt Them now Devens Aver. Mass
Smith, who showed the
the draft.
invested in Sharman,
Philadelphia
: Marlin
Facquired Connie draft
w fol
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- BALI
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which reuvenaed him
Association
country the knuckle
giving
more secure instead of looser hold the pill
public Of
wonderful shine BALI which
by the that the White
life Of fifteen fields
the Pokown Of
myth existence
The umpires the ball
light would that twrer taking
his ball a
of Barney Dreyfu turning
pitching Marty OTooe
to first
DRESENT
N. L putting a
they
a unlikely
is however this
be which will
eventually the curang Of not abolshng tho weird stuff