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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04
EBBETS CANCELS
SUNDAY CONTEST
Deemed ''lnadvisable' by Mag
nate to Play Phils at Har-
rison, n. ].
NJ o + A n NJ f n Los f

Ban Johnson's effort to pass the buck
to the Philadelphia and Brooklyn Ma
tional League clubs in the matter OF
starting the effort to have Sunday major
league games at the old park of the
Newark Feds in Harrison. n. j., which
Is really. an integral part of Newark.
was called cold by President Baker an6
President Ebbets of the two clubs.
1t is generally understood that the
crazy scheme of the majors invading
the territory of the new International
League after that league had manfully
discharged its obligations to Ebbets and
to the unpaid players of the 1917 Buff
falo club and so obtained a clear title
to its territory, was fathered mostly bv
the American League, and it was
blocked by the New York American
League club.
The original announcement called for.
a game at Harrison on May s. tomor-
row, between the New York Yankees
and Boston Red Sox. but the story in
New York is that Colonel Rupert de-
cideG TO have nothing whatever to do
with To- invasion; a convenient excuse
was found in the fact that the Red Sox
had been booked to play an exhibition
game in Paterson, MI, on May s.
How Governor Tener, president of the
National League. allowed himself to he
beguiled into instructing the Philadel-
phia and Brooklyn clubs to play in Har-
rlson when such a game was sure to
create a tremendous roar from the fans
and also bring on litigation in the civil
courts, is the key mystery i'm the whole
dream. Baker and Ebbets never asked
for the date, and neither wanted to be
one of the two National League goats
Johnson was seeking
All they knew was what they read
in the papers, and when Ehbets read IL
yesterday he raved. While he did not
say so i'm so many words, he intimated
that the National Commission was n
court and not a dictator, that it could
enforce its decisions i'm cases of ltiga-
ton, but that it had no power, and never
would have the power, to compel a mag
nate to violate the National agreement
on its own initiative.
He finally became so angry he refused
TO discuss the matter at all. saying he
feared he would make remarks that he
might afterward regret. As Ebbets has
Harry Hampstead. of the Giants and
Colonel Jacob Rupert, of the Yankees
with him. to say nothing of President
Baker who was rung into the contro-
versy by the coincident of his team be-
ing in greater New York over May g.,
the genius who thought up the invasion
of a perfectly innocent and very neces-
sary minor league. as a pleasant Sab
bath diversion, will have to go and bag
his head until he conceives another
bright idea
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04
Rudolph May Hare Eyes on Yankees

Grounds Dick
$ Yankees
OF hodout
Immediately before the metropolitan public
Percy Haughton
release Certainly release in baseball
the chance
Rudophs club badly
Of
unless he
will Dick what
In
baseball a regular pitcher.
Lasts
which the
able become the home-o
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04
Sandy McNibIick Is "Ouer There"

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04
BOB FITZSIMMONS
ISSUES CHALLENGE

Camp Dix, WriEhtstOwn, n. j., May
4-Private BSb Fitzsimmons, the son
of "Lanky Bob" made his first appear
ance in a ring at Camp Dix last eve
ming, when he fought an exhibition with
Private +. S. Herbet. Both men are
from north Jersey, Fitzsimmons coming
here from Dunellen. After the bout
Fitz challenged the world at his weight
and announcement was also made that
wednesday against .Chuck" Virgins
OF indianapolis. which will be one OF
the features Of the boxing program being
arranged oy General Secretary Frank
Wandle. of The knishts Of Columbus
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04
Women Tennis Players viii Help in Var

themselves help the
w willing settle
thing left the
and and hospital supplies
organization of
Murray ranking the presidency
perform which believes
of
S,av tennis United
interested collecting
relief
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Of
nf Every matches will
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possible for membership
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and benefit will resul
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04

Governor Tener. president of the Ma
tional League during the late eighties,
allowed twenty-seven round trips in
hfty-four games while pitching for Car
Anson's Chicago Colts.
The Detroit Wolverines in 1886 clout-
ed seven homers in one game off Charles
Sweeney, the major league strike-out
king.
Matty's Reds flashed the first three-ply
killing in the majors against the Car
dinals last Sunday, Heinie Groh and the
two Matees obliging.
Grover Alexander has beaten Cincln-
natl thrty-eight games, the most
pitcher has trimmed any one club.
NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING
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Shanks the Shocker

With Lavan on second and two out
he tried to deceive Howard Shanks with
a slow ball which sailed up 10 the plate
as big as balloon Howard was fooled
and couldn't do anything but bust a dou-
BILE TO right. scoring Doctor Johnny
Then Judge and Morgan blffed a couple
of bingles. and right then it looked like
the end Of the matinee from a local view
point.
Doc Ayers tried hard TO bend hiA
benders away from the bats Of the
Macks in the opening stanza, but a hit,
base on balls and Burns's first triple
gummed up the works Ayers remained
on the scene until the seventh, when he
retired TO make way for Schultz, and
Shaw finished the game. The new
hurler was greeted with a volley OF
hits, and three runs were showed across
Outside Of that. he did we'll
Criff Loses Two More
Grifiith had some more hard LUCK to-
day. when II was announced that Char
rity and Gene Dumont would leave to-
night for wilmington. Del. where they
will work in the Bethlehem shipbuild-
ing plant With Yingling gone and
Craft on the verge OF being called in
the draft, the Senators are likely TO
hnVe some tough shedding.
Dumont probably win pitch today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04
MAYOR SMITH PUTS BAN
ON SUNDAY, BASEBALL
Public Discussion Main Reason for
Turning Down Athletics
Offer

Mayor Smith announced today that he
had decided not to allow Shibe Park
10 be used by service teams on Sundays
The Athletics management recently Of
fered the local American League park
for the use of the fighting men sta
toned here
The public discussion incident TO Sun
day ball games was the reason given
out for the Mayors decision. In the
League Island Navy Yard. over which
the city's jurisdiction does not extend,
viii be the only Sunday service games
locally
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04
Jersey Boxing Rules Generally approved


direction of John Smith who
Athletic This
experience handling big things
aware geta a
which have been promulgated by the commission were
working
Smith
the boxing fraternity Of
Jersey.
will
preclude the possibility o
will
those fights will be
make
ii fstalm on the part OF he
the the fight
o. of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04
BURNS REAL HERO
ON OPENING DAYS
Celebrates Second "Inau-
gural'' at Shibe Park bv
Accounting for 8 Runs
GEORGE USES TRIPLES
By ROBERT W. MAXWELL

Opening days are the greatest little
things in the world for Connie Mack.
the Athletics and last, hut not least.
George Burns, the leading citizen Of
Tioga, Pa. If every day could be de-
voted to a grarah opening of some sort
the local talent at Shibe Park could
breeze through the American League
like the Giants in the National Mr..
Burns, Of Tioga, simply thrives on open
ing days, and when George thrives the
ball club always wins
When the season was ushered in on
April - and the Red Sox were mere as
an added attraction, Burns was in OPEN
ing-day form and won the ball game
with home-run smash into the
bleachers
Yesterday, after an absence Of five
days George came back again and did
nothing but drive in five runs and score
one himself Six tallies in one after
noon is considered a good days work,
even in the best circles so We have no
hesitancy in stating that Mr.. Burns. Of
Tioga, earned his salary, or something
like that, on Friday, May ,, 1918,
Here's the Dope
In order to get this thing straight,
have a look at the dope: q
First niHg-Thumped triple orer
Mildn'S head and scored amicsou and
hopp.
Finh inning ! on a hit-and-rm he
| soaked the ban to LdudH, scoring Jamie.
sou
SeUenh inuiug-Wuh the score tied
! 0p
ioped another hree-sdcker and later
scored Just to make sure Of the game.
Ninth nning-No more rms ,Ccre
needed so George nit the ball ann old
place and tods PIT ont. He oasnt anr-
iouS, dHUlCdU
Gregg TO Rescue
The AS would have been in a terrible
pickle il George had taken day off or
was sick or something. Elmer Myers
was limping along on two fiat tires and
| seemed ready TO explode at any minute.
| for the Washington gang spilled his
/ twisters all over the ball yard They
| picked on everything he dished up to
( the plate and kept pecking at him
/ throughout the contest.
Thirteen healthy hits bounced off their
| bats and in the ninth tnng the Grff-
men became so obstreperous that Elon-
gated Elmer was erased and Vean Gregg
/ called upon TO finish the work. Two
tallies came home in the final frame. but
| they weren't enough to win. with two
on Ray Morgan lifted a high fly to
| Walker for the last out
The Griffs looked like good ball
club while the pitching was good In
/ the first they had Myers groggy and
| hanging on the ropes, slipping over three
| runs after two men had perished. Elmer
had some original ideas. which worked
| fine for every one but the Athletics. He
| got out of tight hole at the start
when Shotton doubled and was nailed
at third on Lavan's attempted sacrifice,
! own stun.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04
Dispute Over Referee

In order to make the iaunt north worth
while, Manager Red Walsh booked two
matches, one with Sharley and the other
against Young CLANCY Now the only
thing In the way of Petey picking up
some extra change in Baltimore Monday
night is the disagreement over referee.
Walsh insists that a Quaker City fight
man offciate and the Baltimore pro-
moters say it must be a Baltimore man
or nothing Walsh is still holding out.
If the rival managers finally come 70
an agreement it will enable Herman to
add at least $500 to his earnings and
help the naval relief fund TO the extent
of $3.50 However. IL the BaltImoreans
refuse to give a point the champion and
Red Walsh will be enabled to take an
earlier train home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04
Ereniug Ledger Decisions
Of Ring Bouts Last Night

ST. pAUI-Billy MiSke drew with
Jack Dempsey In 1O-rOund scrap.
DIES MOINES-TOTtmN Gibbons out
pointed George Chin In twelve rounds of
slow fighting.
BOSTON-JeT smith won decision
over George Robinson after twelve
round scrap.
CAMP DIN-C championship bouts. de-
Cision given In each bout; Carmine, 30Rth
y. A., defeated tiiambroni. Denot Bri-
Schultz, SG6th Infantry; DGnuy, SiSth
u. A., defeated Moore, 3i0th +. A.;
Thomas, 35Oth +. A.. defeated Coleman.
350th r.. A.; OddO. Depot Brigade, de
fclted Flynn. Trench Mortar Battalion;
Sully, Rifle Range Detail, defeated Mos
back. SOSth Y. A.; IIilliard, 3O9th Infan-
try, knocked out sherry, 300th Infantry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04
WALTER JOHNSON ALLOWS
FEWER HOME RUNS THAN
ANY OTHER MOUNDSMAN
Only p Circuit Drives
Made Off Speed King,
With 12,465 Opposing
Him in Ten Years

Tn THE table just below can be seen
L how the six greatest American League
twirlers Jared in allowing home-run
swats TO opposing batsmen. also their
years Of pitching service in the senior
orga ganization:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04
UsAACs SCORE sHUTOUT

quished the strong University Of virginia
team here today In an exciting connict,
The visitors were unable 10 solve the
slante OF either Brown or Dennison, SNho
allowed but three safe awats.
Dunn LED IN the attack. being credited
With threa-baae blow aud wallop for
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04
Nap Rucker Proves Most
Effective Anti-H o m e +
Pitcher in the National.
Alex Is Third

TN THE table just below can be seen
L how the six greatest National League
twirlers Jared in allowing home-run
swats to opposing batsmen, also their
years Of pitching in the senior organiza-
ton:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04
Both in Uniform

When Pete Herman went into the
naval reserves he did not go alone for
his manager, Red Walsh, and a member
of his boxing stable, Red Dolan. also
went along Walsh and Herman travel
around in naval reserve uniforms, and
whether here or in New orleans are ever
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04

ready to respond the moment they are
called
Herman is head OF boxing at the New
Orleans base and Is assisted by Red
Dolan. high-class featherweight.
Manager Red Walsh looks after the
physical condition of most Of the men.
OF course he gives the champion most
of his attention. but he still has plenty
of time TO devote to the other boys.
S65O0 to Box Lynch
Manager Walsh is ready at any time
to send Herman against Joe Lynch over
the championship distance, but before
doing so must be assured "A liberal finan-
cial return. When Herman risked h.s
title with frankie Burns in New Or
leans he was given a guarantee of $4,000
and an additional $500 for training ex-
penses. If Lynch and the New Haven
promoters will consent to put up a
/ similar guarantee, then the fight will
| be on.
These same conditions also apply to
Benny Vager Valger has been per-
sistent challenger and. according to
Walsh, II Bagley really is serious let
him make the proper terms and the
boys will meet. 4 bantamweight fight
has not been staged since January, IQ17,
and il the match was arranged between
Lynch and Herman there is certain to
be much interest N it.
Other Good Bouts
Herman and sharkey will he the head
liners at the National tonight. but thev
will not be the entire attraction. Eddie
| O'Keefe, one-time trouble maker in ban
tamweight circles, and Young Solsberg.
of New York, will entertain in the semi
windup These boys are capable of
| giving the best a run all the way.
| Harry Kid Brown and Wally Nelson,
/ brother of Al, will oppose each other
| in the third go. In the other bouts
Hughie OBrien meets Joe Horsey and
FRANKIE Farina engages Dave Astey.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04

Jimmy Jameson, VINO was released by
Griffith last year had a big day He scored
three runs. got two hits and base on balls
out OF hve trips 70 the plate. Jimmy al
ways plays his head on against Washington.
just TO prove TO Grid that he made a big
mistake.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04

Doc Ayers seems to be a nervous person
when me are on base, In the third he
threw 10 Judge at least fifteen times TO catch
Burns. He was just bad with the others,
and this probably caused his early retire
ment. He seemed 70 be all In az the end
Of the sixth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04

Howard Shanks made a sensational catch
on Myers's line drive in the sixth. He ran
back to the bleacher wall and with his back
against II stuck up his hands and caught the
ball as IL was sailing into the crowd.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04

Apollo quintet took the long end Of the
series with the Lyons team. when FaGrell
and Thompson found them falling to their
fancy for 2l3 and 2i0, Hsnway and Tallant
added 10i and 1855 TO their total, s. Han
way was not in form. Morgan tossed them
in the second and third games for 173 and
1B1.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04
CHAMPION HERMAN GIVES
PART OF RING EARNINGS
TO NAVAL RELIEF FUND
Bantam King Who Meets Sharkey at National Tonight,
Contributes Ten Per Cent to Worthy Charity
Ready to Box Lynch
By JAMES S. CAROLAN

TOMMY TILLNIAN is not the only
- boxer Contr buting percentage of
his rims earnings TO q worthy war
charity. Bantamweight Champion Pete
Herman, now a member of the naval re-
serves. with headquarters in New Or
leans, gives 10 per cent Of his earnings
to the Naval Relief Fund. From now
until the end Of the war the Naval Re-
lief Fund will he aided by the champion.
Herman is taking his naval work just
as seriously as he takes boxing and ne
is making good. He had no trouble in
getting a furlough, for his conscientious
work made an impression with the Off
GERS. He is due to leave for home Mon
day night
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04

4. n. Lyons broke up the tie with Leba-
non Valley in the Iron and Steel League.
game. winning one of its hardest uphill
games OF the season from Apollo with
had a double and odd pins. Greenwell ton
pied them in good style scoring 1917 and 1872,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04
Notes of the BouUIerS

The deadlock between VictOrs and Actives
was broken when the latter squad swept
the series with Florists. Zier went over for
212 pins in his second game, Eislee, of
the Florists was in good form, scoring
2lO. l79. 1850. but his teammates failed to
support him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04
Meets Sharkey

The champion and Jack Sharkey. Of
New York, are due to minele in the fea-
ture engagement at the National A. 4.
tonight As this will he Herman's first
public appearance since last December.
his work will l.. watched closely i'm order
TO see If service life has set him back a
few notches.
Pete is punCtual As soon as the
clock registered 1:45 he excused himself
and hastened for Jack O'Brien's Health
studio, where he is putting on the f1n-
ishing touches, getting i'm the pink" and
everything for this Sharkey fight. Her
man doesn't fear Sharkey, but he does
not intend to be caught mapping. Hence
the seriousness with which he takes his
training
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04

Frank Schultz was given a big hand when
he went to bat for Ayers In the seventh.
The veteran is quite a favorite in Philadel-
phia and was handed some sincere cheers
line.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04

Controllers. in the Philadelphia Electric
League made = clean-iip of the series with
FINAL STANDING INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE
Commercial Berger was high single with
DBL MuTtha another teamster, ran up
high scores OF 2i2 and l02. station lost
the odd game TO Operating by twelve pins,
Operating having handicap Of twenty
eight pins each game.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04

Potts & Co. squad took two out OF three
from the Bethlehem team. Saville, on the
Steel team, had three good rollings. start
ing with 1S9. In the SECOND lbS and In the
hnal hit them for two centuries and one odd
pln.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04

FINAL STANDING MANUFACTURERS
LEAGUE
ao.o..sr wshtkii fist ear2s "a sa IA 'sss
aai. Pulley a 20 'spi nogrekf'' se % 's1s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04

Grlf pulled good one in the ninth.
When Gregg went In TO pitch he took out
Judge and substituted Johnson. a right
handed batter. The change proved 10 be
good one, for Johnny doubled to right and
drove in a run.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04

with Charity behind the bat Connie
Mack is thinking seriously of using Vean
Gregg,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04

Twilight baseball will be dispensed with
this afternoon. Game begins at u. m.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-03-14
Tho Campaign Hat.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

VIC \ Adll 116alOT.
1t would bera loss to pict~uresqueness and
individuality II the American soldier were
to discard the familiar campaign hat. It
never was a very military looking affair.
but It seems to belong. somehow. The en-
gaging slouchiness was not at ell incon-
sistent with soldierly qualities; and the
hat added q rough rider touch that ap-
pealed to the imagination.
Now 1t Is reported that the hat is prov
ing q failure lover there" It doesn't cover
the ears. and it won't Fit under the steel
helmet. It must be discarded in favor Of
q floppy cloth cap. Pict~uresqueness must
yield to efficiency.
Efficiency, nevertheless, was responsible
for the campaign hat in the first place.
Our army saw active service largely on
the western plans for many years. and a
sun hat was a necessity. Straw hats could
not be used. OF course, and the army had
to adapt to Its uses the felt sombrero
Then Frederic Remington made US familiar
with 1t by his spirited drawings. and the
American campaign hat became as mucn
Q part OF the American soldier a the
spiked helmet of the German.
Military men of Europe deemed the hat
\ typically civilian head covering. and
therefore. unfit for = soldier's wearing.
But the American soldier IL 4 civilian ~.
der. And no wore that hat with an air,
with = dash. with 2 swagger that typified
b Tree spirit OF the country. We shall
looo soGnething intensely American II the
campaign hat - finally discardsd.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-03-14
Where the War May Be Won.
Harold kelock, in the Century.

Harold khock, in The Century,
While our newspaper strategsts are occupied in deciding whether
the war will be won in Flanders, in the east, on the Italian line, in the
Balkans, or on the sea, it is becoming increasingly apparent that the
war may be won or lost at home, here in the United States. Assuming
that the war is to be fought to a military conclusion, the nature of it's
termination will depend in a large measure on whether the American
democracy is able to organize its internal resources to a maximum Of
effectiveness. Only through such organization can the United States
eventually become a great force on the fighting lines. If we fail in
organization, it is probable that the allies cannot endure, to so great
an extent are they dependent on us.
Beside the colossal task of industrial mobilization that faced the
United States with its entrance into the war, the problem of raising
an army of 100000 or even several million men is comparatively
simple. Already, we have been able to mobilize a great army without
material disruption of any phase Of our national life; but in order to
effect the industrial mobilization necessitated by our entrance into
the war we have been compelled to revolutionize our whole industrial
scheme. This revolutionizing process is still in progress; probably it
has only begun.
The war brought a strain on the industrial fabric of every country
that even the most f%arsghted statesmen and economists had not fore
seen. Everywhere the laissezfaire system broke down completely.
Competitive individualism in the processes of production and distibu-
ton. which apparently served we'll enough in time of peace, failed
woefuly under war conditions. In country after country the govern
ments were compelled to step in and scrap the old systems Of free
competition, to coordinate the whole machinery of production and
distribution under government control.