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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-07
SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS
By BILL BELL

TT ALI. the newsboys that aspired to
i ring laurels we're to make a success-o of
the thing the boxing world would be full
of newsboy champions. Many are called
and few are chosen in the draft and
other forms of modern life, and with the
newsboy II is a case of many have tried
but few have succeeded. There Is an
exception i'm the person OF Lew Tender,
perhaps Phladelphia's most logical can
didate for Benny Leonard's crown, and
Lew has earned his salt over every step
of the climb
Lew is due to box at Olympia tonight
and his opponent will be Willie Jackson.
Nothing is known about this jackson fell
low except that he stopped Johnny
Dundee in a round and fought such
chaps as Patsy Cline. Frankie Cali
lahan. Rocky Kansas. Terry Nc
Govern. Johnny Meally and even
other lightweights worth while eX-
cept Leonard. He is about voting age.
married. born in New York and outside
of a speaking acquaintance with every
other fight fan he is a perfect stranger,
The boys are booked for six rounds and
It will be strictly a family affair-no
matter who wins or how Jewish boy
will cop the honors.
Tender used to stand outside Broad
Street Station and sell papers TO the
masses Now he is a regular first-class
box-fighter with first-class manager
and A No. ! reputation. He recently
put Jack Russo out in a couple of rounds
at Boston, and Dundee doesn't seem
anxious to ming-e with him. jackson
doesn't care how tough they come :; he
is built for speed and action and never
fails TO deliver no matter how fast the
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The Old Order Changeth, GiUing Place to New


Hates OF of the
j. ct the ushed take the places Of
before the only difference being the of the
eer athletics this have doomed
Il1once to back him
minute that dul inactive
baseball football will be played
ever and
These
soldiers
5000 baseball delivered
this much
1t
something will
OLD friends departed must make
business all again
a with base
41 Golf likely suffer because
Joined the coors and there is chance
selling much golf goods
t1nsty YEAR"
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Soe ,Ia I:\nch ,I and Pete Herman together. Her
ma, man alWays is big card here and matched
Burns the match looks very pr"n,isI,A iu Ahdy nay
pnir met IN New York last June and traY-
hid bls hin ti,ia Iast d0C rounds Herman will have
tnis week rolls around. lie beat Wiiiin ms
al New Orleans on January o.
voi"wod Zoe Tnoer is one Of the pest boys de-
wears pennant or some thing adorned wifi
inc WONDERFUL word champion Inst
dispute 0 bu, he cnnmPGn snps1T Of is matter q
nghter How would date betISeen Joe
for future booking IL The bdys onS 'ap soHo 90
Induced to exhibit "' 'e
Johnny MaloDey is sharing ''come-back"
sonG}rs sca,}r win Tommy Carey. Both boys are
they EVns ounty Isrs5 csSe. GSsn'i'Ss anG
night oi9E ei oiyIn,s HOGAN II his last bout and to-
Frank Basley's French bantam sensatiep aiGep,
Maioney will be forced to travel at hi.I
SSs'sst tSs ,o pa@G "a. as Easar really is boxing at
Lew Bailey is regular pa,ror ~ tho
ar2i Inc trenches at the olympia and is an
IT. IS quite q change for Bailey 10 play S'V II:
prnno, mr. or SPECTATOR after his mahy years as
E%I hs 1sei Even TO rGsR 1G% he
. AVOID the limelight and II there is anything
be in evidence. :"
=, me Moore family refuses to be kept out
o. ne papers or away from the public eye
ardn "a; IN istest q the FIVE fighting Moores. is
iracaS at Olympia tonight Young Iouisiana
M VII show IN The second bout with Joe Mem
,s aeii and the other preliminary will be be
tween traikie Conway and Harry Brown the
southern High School crack.
The boys in the Naval Reserve were quar-
ai.uned over Christmas. and the holiday
would have been quite dead had il not been
LOT a bout staged between a colored husky
eSoS eSok and. and an old.timer in the service An
at Cape May. and a real fight bug says il
was the greatest bout staged anywhere IN
years The pair sluGged for keeps with the
veteran winning OF. n kayo in the sixth
Add another boxing Instructor In the
thlrteen already accounted for II was thought
that the list was complete. Bob McAlliste-
rs the latest TO Join camp and is doing
nicely at Camp Funston. An effort is being
made TO match McAllister and Mike Glib
boi.s. instructor at Dodge. for a ten-rounder,
Of January. ''
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"CUPE" BLACKS HEROES
JOIN AVIATION SQUAD
Fifteen Members of Football Team
Have Qualified for Air
Service

NEWPORT. r. l., Jan - Fifteen
members Of the Second Naval District
football squad-Cupid Blacks famous
aggregation of pigskin chasers-haye
gone into the aviation service and are
at present learning t0 fly. They are
Gardner. McAllister, Pennock. Hite.
Green, Sweetland. Higginbotham. Haas,
Elward, O'keefe. Quigley, Hutchinson,
Callahan, Purdy and Murphy.
OF the others who composed the squad
Barrett and GerTish have earned COM
missions as ensigns and have left New.
port. Black and Trier are in the mer-
chant marine officers school and
Schlachter, j. Dunn, W. Dunn and
Burns are in the school for officers.
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! ENDS NOTABLE CAREER
eSEVEN YEARS WITH PILLS
I BY AGAIN LEADING LEAGUE
Work in Cub Uniform With 100 Big.
que Wins, "a During Last Three Sea-
Is -1917 Average, 1.85 Runs Per Game

M CLEVELAND mighty of
for the hurting Of the Philadelphia Ma
effectiveness
published
average the last least earned
1s5 three of York
Sce OF Ferdy schupp OF
patting playing paraphernaia
{hs big Nebraska pitching
ever rendered big
~ victory no
st u9D
~ppped back for lie
to q In 1914 and then began his 3oyctor record During the last
he has pitched "a his record of 80
made during
a. md exactly he las seaso
figures just Issued ph'
eson pitched
rhed in ass innings
lost basis Of SOS He scored eight hutou faced 1881 asmen
ade 1886 hits 3
ma struck out POI players against him. so
we're earned He made pitches during the
closely
Chief took 20 winning losing of
warmed his figure tenth
with of 22s Oescfger
d with 74. twentythrd as
& @SAs far down in the going, his figure being 355.
1
s weakened the He
the individual basis May pitching
This only
double
W Pittsburgh and Alexander against Brooklyn.
ALEXANDER led the rghthanders
"A Vaughn
tdchcd number 81 Barnes Boston,
being one game behind.
hes in the Alexander Kiefer deal is recorded pitching IN 80
which completed contest lie accorded
three wins and six defeats.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-07

TO-OpEHATINE baseball VIII be uleu
" out IN Philadelphia ueSt season
Because Of the high cost Of playing
combined with the nervous feeling
brought on by the war. this new stunt
Is about to be oased to the ball players.
and they will be given chance TO
state their views. II they accept the
proposition. all well and good. II not,
they will have to do Il anyway. There
Is no chance to cast n negative vote
Connie Mack is the creator Of the
most recent idea, and It looks fair.
sound and reasonable. The idea is to
offer the ball players their contracts
calling for n slight amputation Of sal
airy, with the proNiso that they will re
Ceive additional remuneration provided
the club makes money. In other words,
the management of the Athletics is will
ing to make the ball tossers partners
in their business and distribute the
profits with a lavish hand II must be
understood. however. that the scheme
will not be bowling success unless
there are some profits to distribute.
81 have been forced. to do this" on
pla'ned Connie. because II seems to be
the only fair method of dealing with the
men. Naturally. they will object strenu-
ously to reduced salaries and it will be
hard To make them see things the way
! see them. They cannot believe that
We have been losing money. The salaries
have not been cut because I want to cut
them, but because I have to. For years
we have had a tough time OF it ana we
can't take any more chances.
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EARL EBY TO RUN
IN MILLROSE MEET

Earl Eby. until recently a stu
dent at Pennsylvania University and
now at Camp Grant, Illinois. where he
is sergeant of Company l.. 3i2d In
fantry has forwarded his signed blank
for the "Millrose 600 Invitation" which
will be one of the features Of the mill
tary events in Madison Square Garden,
New York, January 20.
Eby won place of high repute among
the athletic enthusiasts in the East
when he forsook Chicago last year and
came East to represent the University
OF Pennsylvania.
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SNOW HALTS BAN;
DELAYS MEETING
National Commission Will
Hold Annual Confab in
Cincinnati Tomorrow
MANY DEALS IN THE AIR

Baseball felt the first effect Of linn
tied transportation facilities today when
the meeting Of the National Commits
sion scheduled for Cincinn at was post
pOned for twenty-four hours or more.
Ban Johnson, with his new scheme TO
divvy the worlds series coin. ana Char
ley Weeghman. the spendthrift boss OF
the cubs, were stranded IN Chicago and
forced to lay over until a brave train
was discovered to carry them through a
heavy snowstorm. If tlry arc success
ful I'm their quest the stuff VIII be pulled
tomorrow
\ Nationil Commission meeting cam
not be success without Ban Johnson.
He always has something new to spring
and the magnatcs are anxious TO learn
his latest dope. Weeghman, too is an
important parsonage, as he Is said TO
have some S25o,000 in his kick to
squander on bill players. Rogers Horns
by preferred
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Not Out to Make Money

For that reason ! have explained to
the players that they are asked to ac-
cept smaller salaries this year because
Of prevailing conditions and that we
are not making this move to increase cur
dividends We are not out to make
money. but to cut down our losses. IF
baseball goes big this summer the play
ers will benefit. for the profits will be
distributed among the men. This is a
fair proposition and believe the play
ers will accept It, They are asked to
take a chance with US and If we are sue
cessful they will derive all Of the
benefits.
AN We want to do is TO break even on
the season If we make $4,000 we will
gladly share it with the men. We are
cutting down expenses and at the same
time trying to build up a good ball club
and If the men do their part we will be
successful But II is up to them"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-07
MORE SUFFERING CAUSED
BY SHORTAGE OF coal.

NEW YORK. Jan. Shortage of
coal In Brooklyn caused the postpone.
ment of the league chess match between
Staten Island and Ocean Hill AT the
Boys Welcome Hall. which was not
heated. The teams agreed to meet at
Stapleton next Saturday.
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PRINCETON TRACK MEN
WILL REPORT TO-DAY

PRINCETON. y, J.. Jan. Coach
Keene Fitzpatrick called out the candi.
dates for the Tiger track team today.
Very little veteran material is left for
the coach to work WITH but some OF the
new men show promise of developing
into capable athletes. The nucleus for
a track team at Princeton consists chief
ly of Erdman. hurdler, and Raymond
whose best distance is a mile.
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Tribute to "CnknOwps"

II is really to these numerous. un-
known players that ! would like TO dedi-
cate this little article. They are the
young men who have put away the game
they loved and turned steaslfastly to the
sterr work of war And whether Fate
carries them to far off lands. TO the
trenches OF France, or to some city on
the Rhine. the best wishes of all Ameri.
can golfers go with them.
IL is of course. impossible to mention
half the names Of the prominent gdlf-
ers in service. but in every golf club in
the country there are many. many lock-
ers whose doors will not be swung again
for a long time
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West Virginia to Play Army

MORGANToWN, W. Va, Jan. r.
Instead OF playing Dartmouth and the
Navy In 1915. West Virginia's football
team will be held TO a game with the
Army. which has been arranged for
West Point on October 10, and possibly
with Rutgers at New Brunswick on No
vember 3 Pittsburgh will be played at
Pittsburgh October ~. and II Is prob
able that Indiana University win be .
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PLAY FOR FIRST
PLACE TONIGHT
st. COLUMBIA to Meet Gil
rard Alumni for Amer
lean League Leadership
OTHER CAGE COMMENT

The battle for first place i'm the Amer
lean Basketball League will be resumed
tonight at Traymore Hall. when the two
leaders. st. COLUMBIA and Girard Alumni.
take the floor The Saints are occu-
pying the top rung this morning by the
margin of so points. or half a game. due
to their l point victory over the Han
cock team last week.
While the Girard-St. COLUMBIA game is
regarded as the big" contest tonight.
the players and followers of the league
will watch the Brotherhood of Beth Is
rael-Port Richmond match with more
than usual interest. The Brotherhood
team, which startled the basketball fans
last week by announcing the signing Of
Doc Newman, expects to have Lew
Sugarman, the former Grcystocl star.
in its lineup Not satisfied with hav-
ing Newman and Sugarman. the man
agement has announced that It is now
after Maurice Tome the former Trenton
center man. II negotiations are success
full! Newman will be shifted to forward.
Although they are HOW in fourth place.
full contest behind the Hancock ag-
gregation. the Beth Israel quintet ex-
poets to finish the season in n grand
squirt that win carry it "over the top"
to first place.
Beth Israel is not alone in signing for
mer Eastern League players. Rube
eastman, who has been a member of
more teams than he has fingers. has
been signed TO play with the Hancock
team and is expected 10 make his debut
Wednesday evening against Y. NJ. II. A.
Kid Simendnger. a young brother of
the former big Lacquer and a member
of the La Sale College quintet. has been
signed by Port Richmond
II is possible that the tie for first
place in the Industial League will he
broken this Week. but it is hardly prob-
able Butterworth and Dobson. the
leaders. do not meet. Butterworth should
win its game with Barrett on Thursdav
Dobson plays Inter-Nos on Saturday. and
the spectators should witness a hard
fought game, with the odds in Dobson's
favor
The recent spurt OF the reconstructed
Elliott-Lewls team has caused some
alarm among the leaders. and they don't
expect to be caught mapping As the
Elliott team lines up now, IL reminds
one Of last years. Northeast High School
five, as Sturgis. O'Brien, Herzog ana
Reeves are Archive stars. File. the ff,h
man. Is another Northeast player.
Yours Truly continues to play unhe,t-
able ball in the West Philadelnbl,
League. and unless the other clubs
strengthen their teams the pennant will
be clinched many weeks before the sea.
son is scheduled to close.
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BasebdIls and Bats
Called Useless Toys

ROME, San. G.--"BaslbaIIs and bat,
are ussiess toys. Il the dietum pro-
ncunssd sy the Italian e.steps sutseri-
% thr.e articles for Americans In itsiS.
ReeentIy the Ame.!esns purchased the
srd~rer ssorr from the Unitsd States.
Thsre also u shortaEe OF bats.
Thomss y: rsse. ths Amsriean Am-
ihe recent aw assinst the Imns!tsiien q
sssssSSsj iks same i nseesssry e .s,is-
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What's the Answer?

The Hornsbv case. by the way. is
getting tireSome. Right now ait looks
like a swell scheme to keep up interest
IN baseball. for it's q cinch that RicNev
and Manager Hendricks will not part
with the youthful Shortstop for nothing
less than the Field Museum and Lin
coin Park. At that, 1t is nice topic Of
Conversat tiCn.
The meeting viii wrcstlc chiefly with
the proposed notifications of the world :
series and other poSt-season receipts
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Moran Too Busy to Fight"

NEW YORK. Jan. Frank Moran
heavyweight. has asked for a postponement
OF his scheduled bout with Fred Fulton m
says he Is TOO busy 10 fight January 2s AND
the date TO February %.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-07
RObinsOn's Son Is Killed

BALTIMORE. Jan. I.--wilbert IT. Robin
son Jr' twenty-ssven. son OF the manager
dead Mere today of injuries received in an
automobile accident.
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Should RevOlutionize Baseball

The plan is a good one and II it goes
through should revolutionize baseball.
There are many players in the hg ST ow
who play ball because they have to in
order to get their semimonthly pay
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-07
Waiter Trumbull Joins Artillery

NEW YORK, Jan. s.AAnother New York
sgorss writer has Joined the military forces
1sIs; e r. Z Is. s lSsk diss EsIS S1
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-07
Stars Join ColOrs

Robert Gardner is in the artillery.
MS cousin. Paul Gardner. also. but
he has longing for aviation and ma,
be transferred Lieutenant Roh,r,
Hunter leaves for France very soon.
and Lieutenant Fraser Hale has neon
there for these past five months: Fran.
els Ouimet is with the infantry at
Camp Devens, and the last | heard of
George Rcran. the Texas champion. was
that he was in Washington oucrtnp MS
services in aviation. Sam Reynolds IN.
Trans-Mississippi player is also I'm ayia.
ton. as is Robin Hayne, OF California
Dudley Nudge, of Minneapolis, is am
other bird man.
Davidson Heron, by many consiC.
cred one of the most Promising golfer,
III the country is now in service and 50
are the two golf-famous Corkrar
brothers, of Baltimore. Donald Ed.
wards, OF Midlothian, is at Rockford
and Ned Allis is in the artillery In
Texas. Hamilton Kerr and Howard Lee
are in the coast patrol and Ned SAWYER
has Just gone TO Washington as lieu.
tenant In the Ordnance Department
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-07
Pros Have Dependents

Most OF the pros are over thirty-one
and have dependents. but little Bobby
McNulty. Of La Grange, answered abou,
the first call and is now at Rockford.
Golf clubs are remitting the dues of
all these in service and everything ,,lll
be in readiness for them when they all
come home. Golfers form a great fra.
ternity.
OF course the great body OF golfers
the sustaining golfers. remain. and the,
perhaps are playing more than ever
feeling an even greater necessity oi
keeping ft.
Competitive golf. however, has prob
ably lapsed for the period of the war
with all the absentees it could have rt
representative character
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win Attempt to Promote Polo in Army Camps

the coming big effort
and Camden, C., and
development Uncle Sans boys in Khaki
of
o California.
Hurngham Club
British who have fallen the field
Leslie the Greene brothers the
this have made the sacrifice In
valentia. chairman the British
when international
11iaeches would be resumed
and General Eag has
of the the British leader recognizing
Ind
- Of having a his younger days
meeting of American Polo Association will
in New FORK January at formal arrange
for the be
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-07

dearth baseball naterialin
the Cuba
Of drive American baseball
The situation rendered plausible
although Cuba is nomnaly with Germany
ed consequently drafting will be there
minors said be contemplated
1--we
would offer best field recruiting
sorely pushed diamond
ent the world the U s. A. be found
that the players
va enable them harness this
70 overun America with Cubans which started with
rush several back but which has fivvered OF
~ chance Of lifetime to swell come back.
1tpDer CpUers More Ground Than Collins
n ~ Athletics: Young Detroit. wambssanss
E1die Collins by rated
- iEDoant detail King pin these three all
- oc< >1Gn Collins, and for fewer which
XII XNrct fpr Il 1ookq asiH each
9Esv(E q eQnparadvs unknown, has
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-07
Basketball Standings
INTERCOLLEGIATE LEAGr

INTERCOLLEGIATE LEAGUE
W. L. Pc. w L. 7. e.
Penn. ~ uuO Goruell.... u u .uuu
Yalo...... u .UOu Dartmouth u .nun
Princeton. u .Ouu Columbia u 900
Tonight--Dartmouth at Princeton.
Friday cornell at Columbia,
Saturday-Princeton at Pennsylvau.a, Yale
n.
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Oppose Division of Coin

Much opposition is developing to the
plan to divide the players shares among
the first four clubs in each league. as il
is figured ont that under the new ar
rangements il will be possible for club
not participating ins the big series. hut
participant in intercity series. TO pull
down more profit than the participants
in the big show
Again it is believed in other quarters
that it put "A premium on mediocritv.
Just what players who may he 1000
miles from a worlds series should come
in for part of the receipts is not easily
understood.
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Prefer to Gamble

The players themselves prefer 20
gamble on getting the big pot than
/ having il cut to small bits should they
/ once get in . big series.
Some players even go so far as 20
say that the cutting Of the players
share. 60 per cent TO the winner and 40
per cent to the loser. takes some of the
pep out OF the games. and that the
split should be wider. 20 to the winner
and 30 to the lCser or 7j and rs.
Emergency insertions in the rules Of
the big leagues probably will be made
to tide the financial stringency that is
certain to be coming along before the
summer is over. \ smash at the cost
OF transportation and hotel expenses
probably will be limited at cubs which
carry the full weight Of big clubs will
be allowed TO scatter these athletes
around instead of carrying them along
on fat railway and hotel bills 1t may
even be that magnates will get together
on some plan to move from the high
speed hotels to some of lower classifca-
ton.
August Hermann will he reelected
chairman at the meeting runners of his
having a rupture with President Tener
Of the National League, having no
foundation in fact. John T.. Bruce will
be rechosen secretary.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-07

Yours Truly continues to play unbeat-
able ball in the West Philadelnhia
League. and unless the other clubs
strengthen their teams the pennant will
be clinched many weeks before the sea.
son is scheduled to close.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-07

A local club IS making an effort to bring
Evening journal., 1918-10-10
THIS TERRAPIN MUST
BE CENTURY OLD
cial 10 The Evening Journal

Special TO The Evening Journal.
ELKTON, Md, Oct. iO.-The funeral
Of Miss Bessie V. Remcter, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Remeter,
OF Wilmington. formerly OF Elkton,
was held on Tuesday, with burial In
Elkton Cemtery.
Charles Lockard, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Amer B. Lockard, Of Cherry Hill, aged
II years, died at the home OF his par
ents few days ago, Of Spanish influ-
enza. He was a student at the Elkton
High School.
Mrs. Blanche Algard, wife OF Carroll
Algard, OF Charlestown, recently died
Of pneumonia. She leaves a husband
and three children.
The ElktOn cannery closed on Tues
day having packed 1900 cases OF to-
matOes.
A land terrapin was found few days
ago by Clement McAlllster, OF the
Fourth district. Carved on the shell
were the initials, ~. w. EN-. f., 1929"
Four years ago he found the same ter
rapin. The initials are those OF the
grandparents Of County Commissioner
George r. Ewing.
After several years service In the
Wilmington Office Of the dupont Pow
der Company. Miss Mary Cantwell,
daughter OF n. Day Cantwell, Of Elk
ton, has been transferred to the Penni-
man, Va, Office Of the company.