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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-21
Eddie Collins Lauds the Eccentric SILK

DRIvATE EDDIE COLLINS, the weLknown marine, always will cherish
4 n bright thought for silk" OLoughnn. Sorry and greatly surprised
to hear that Silk has umpired his lastg game" said Eddie. will I re-
member Silk? Well, I guess l shall" said the Lansdowne fighter. THAT
Stri-fke T-uh' he called o me many a time is enough for m 70 to remen-
Der him forever. but I shall remember him especially because it ws none
other than Silk OLoughln who was the last person to wish me godspeed
in my last game in the American League prior to entering the service OF
Uncle Sam.
1T wa up in Boston. We were playing the Red Sox. had made up
my mind to get into the big battle against n Bill HohenzoIern. My
pals, the White SX, and the Boston players all had wished me luck as a
wearero OF the marine uniform, and I "a vending my way Off the field
not to return to baseball until the big fight ws over over there
Then came SILK OLoughln rushing across the field. Just happen
to recall it now, that he al the last person in baseball to wish lie the
luck of beaning the Kaiser.
Personally and as a n umpire OLoughln as a great fellow. He
had a personality and a n originality that could not be overlooked. Speak.
ing of originality reminds me of a favorite habit of OLoughlns. This
probably never has been pointed u before and that's why I make men
habit of shouting to the batter, Stay in If he zoe down BY that he
meant that the batter should remain in the territory designated Is the
batters box If the runner attempted to steal second. What brought about
this original saying do lot know, but it probably was son incident that
occurred in the early days of oLoughnns umpring.
MaL
KNOW the fans are going to miss 'SiU? and the Sdm THING
1 goes for the players. We. too, shall mourn his loss"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-21
Johnny Kilbane Plans
TO Defend His Laurels

Cleveland. Dec. 2l.-Johnny Kill
bane. featherweight champion of II
world. has resigned as an army box
ing instructor and expects after the
first of the year to go into active
training to defend his title, IL was
announced here last night.
Kfbane rendered his resignation
becRuse the rehabilitation of troops
left him without any pupils. His
resignation has not yet been accepted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-21
Visitors in Front by Two
Goals to One in Intercity
Cricket Club Match
PLAY AT HAVERFORD
Hayerford, Pa, Dec, 81,

The Associated Cricket Club soccer
teams of Philadelphia and New York
met this afternoon on the Merton Cricket
Club grounds here to play their annual
intercity soccer match for the cham
pionship. At half-time New York led
by two goals to one.
The game was originally scheduled for
last Saturday, but owing to the weather
conditions 1t was set back one week.
Several hundred followers turned out
to witness this annual affair. Both
teams took the field with several new
soccerltes, owing to their former MEM
bers being either in the army'or navy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-21
HOG ISLAND In ACTION
Soccer Eleven Meets New York
Ship This Afternoon i

Followers Of the kicking style of
football will have a chance today to wit
ness one Of the best soccer. matches
staged at the Fairhill grounds. Third
street and Lehigh avenue. this season,
when New York Ship. at present In a
tie for first place in the Delaware River
Shipyard League, tackles the Hog Island
soccer team, from the big ~shipyard.
Manager Bowe feels that, his team
will have little trouble in placing enough
goals to win the same. If the Gloucester
SQUAD can gain the two points, it will
give them u~ndisputed lead in the league.
The kickoff will be at 3 p: m. Referee
Jimmy Walders will handle the in
dicator.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-21
Bob Scott 10 Lead Episcopal

At a meeting of the football players OF
the nssu E BDIetSTs was Ae| TAKEN. Robert. Scott istt
guard .,on the varsity r was ses eleG on the team
a o he succeeds Captain. Thomas Kinse, OF
this years, team. who VIII sraauate; ftbssr
s9PSn lon to Indoor track. and outdoor field
SoeKey. The usual series OF schooI
courtyard.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-21
Hugo's Fifty Yard Run Fea-
lures, Club Football Game
at S. & C. Field
8

The Paschall Club sprang n big sur
prise on the Victrix Catholic Club in the
football game which was staged at the
Strawbridge & Clothier field, SiXty-sec-
ond and Walnut streets, this afternoon,
by scoring a one-sided victory, 81 to O.
The game was played for the smoke
fund of the army and navy. A fairly
large crowd turned out to see the con-
test and all the receipts were turned
over to the committee, which will buy
smokes for the service men returning
from France.
The Victrix aggregation did GOT have
a chance from the first whistle. Paschall
banged through for eight touchdowns.
VictriN was woefullY weak, yielding
twenty points in the first period. twelve
in the second, thirteen in the third and
six in the fourth.
Shortly after the game started, Hugo
got off a long run of ffty-fve yards
for a touchdown. Victrix never re-
covered from hat initial blow.
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ID COLLINS AM
CONNIE MACK LAW
"SUK"
"His tSni-i-k-e Tub viii Be Missed" Says Veteran
Manager, and His Passing Is Basebalrs Loss
Last to Wish Star InfeLder "Good Luck

DRANK H. UCLEPT "sILK) oLoCGHLIN is dead, but that shrnl
penetrating "stri-i-he Tu-h" will live IN the memories of the baseball
fans just Is long as the great national pastime. Mention the name Of
silk" oLoushhn in baseball circles. and just a $ certain as Eddie Collins
bats lefthanded, as sure as Ty Cobb wears spiked shoes and a positive
ss Walter Johnson pitches with his right arm. your listener, il he is a
baseball fan. will link his "a with "Striilre T-uh."
To the bhacherite belongs the origin of Take him out" Likewise,
linked with the name Of the deceased silk" OIoughln is that reechoing
"Suiike T-u-h' that has rent the atmosphere wherever the snktopped
arbter has ofhciated for 10! sc many years in the American League.
"Snk is gone, but his famous believing Strike T-u-h' continues
and always will ring in my ears" said Connie Mack, the lean leader of the
Athletics. How a n forget it? Silk had a system all his own. He
was a color umpire. Charley White was famous as a boxing referee and
stood ut from the others. Just 81 did Silk stand apart He had per
sonahty M wal a great actor He a different from the rest OF the
umpres in either league That penetrating Strtl-ke Tub he shreked
across the ball park was only n Of his many original sayings.
"OLoughHn a a baseball character; in fact, a baseball institution
Seldom has there been a umpire who took such great pride in his work
He "a serious about everything he did on the ball field, and in his retorts
to rulings that the players attempted 10 give him as a result of his deci-
sions lie was just as fearless a when he gave EN- just as he saw EN-"
Manager Mack had nothing but praise for the veteran umpire, who
took the final count as a result Of influenza.
lew managers in the American League anne in contact lCh the
4 famous "Strti-k-e T-Uh" OLou0htn as did Mack, t0ho con.
cuded his eulooy Of OLou0hip u0h the fitting tribute that his
death tH be a big lossto the America" League and to baseball
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-21

noUBTLESS many have wondered how it as that OLoughun acquired
- the nickname of silk" Some guessers ascribed it to the high quality
of his work, others to clean, fine repartee; but % is correct. When he
was a lad he had long, silky hair, which caused his brother to call him
"Snk" The other boys were very quick to adopt the new title, and
-Snk" it vas from that time until he said farewell to all.
silk" began his career as n amateur in, his home city, Rochester
~. r. where he va connected with some OF the best amateur teams He
played baseball until 1894, when his general technical knowledge Of the
game recognized and he ws drafted into the ranks of umpredom in
q somewhat preciptous manner
The city of Rochester and vicinity always "a noted for its high-class
amateur clubs, and the intense rivalry that existed between teams o. that
city and the neighboring towns and villages probably a unsurpassed IN
any other section of the country. In the season of 1894 the town OF Palmyra
had a strong team of professionals, among whom was Stump" Wedman
formerly a member OF the Detroit team and a brotherin-law of SILK:
Baldwin, Pete Sweeney and other headlners. The Palmyras had an i'm.
portant game scheduled with n of its noted rivals Considerable diff
Guilty had been experienced before in procuring the services of a competent
umpire. a s the games were extremely exciting and the rivalry at fever heat.
One of Silks admirers suggested to the management that he would
be just the mn &c omciate as umpire in this game. He was requested to
onciae and accepted. He gave his dedsions clearly, distinctly, fearlesay
and with entire satisfaction to all concerned. He umpired the rest of the
series n the same acceptable manner, and it may be said that this ws the
beginning Of his career as an umpire. For the remainder Of that season
and for two succeeding seasons Silk" was in constant demand as a n
umpire throughout New York State.
9J LIE HAD his first league assignment In 1898 IN the Atlantic Led0ue
Al of tohich Ed BGrrouo pas the president. From 1898 to 1909 he
t1orked Ia the N1D York State League IN 1908 he Joined the
American League and uds a stdr "ntH the end.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-21
Georgia Tech to Meet PHI

Atlanta, Ca. Dec. 21.-Georgia Tech and
he University Of Pittsburgh will meet again
N football next fall. II wag announced yes
terdsy by Dr., J; b. Grenshaw. faculty d.
rector. OF athletics at Georgia Tech. The
late has not been definitely decided upon.
ne said. but October IS and October IS are
tentative dates. ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-21
Branch Hickey Slated
to Manage Cardinals

st. Louis. Dec. 21.-Branch
Hickey, president OF the st. Louis
Nationals, will be appointed mana
ger Of the club as soon as he returns
to st. Louis, said James G. Jones,
vice president and one of the princi-
pal stockholders i'm the club today.
Jones said the services of Jack
Hendricks, named manager of the
club last season under n two-year
contract, would be disposed of in
some manner.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-21
THE CHRISTMAS FEED BAG
By CUNNINGHAM

The following suggestions for a Christmas Menu re printed in English
for II o apparent reason. Anything should be tried at least once, and thus
the load of freight is delivered.
The Turkey
Grab a bird of the Turk family. If it cannot be procured in any other
way, buy it. II it is a live n be sure that it is fresh. TIE remove the
with a n axe and remove the interior decorations. Stuff with cotton saturated
with perfume to encourage a pleasant odor. Place in a pan creased with
petroleum Jelly and roast o n oil stove for twoNor three hours.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-21
Hornsby Gives Up Munition Job

READING. Pa. Dec. 21.-Rogers Hornsby.
Cardinals, who was employed as a chemist
at essential. work here at the Reading plant
turned to his home at Fort Worth. Tex.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-21

Baltimore, Dec. o1.-After being shut
down for several months on account OF the
war boxing opened here again last night
when Jack Sharkey, the New York bantam,
and Dick Loadman fought twelve rounds to
a draw. Arrangements are being made to
rematch them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-21
Creenleaf Victor with Cue

Wilmington, Del, Dec. 21.--The COO
point pocket bllliards match between
Ralph GTeenleaf, and II, l., Ralph. OF
Highistown, N J.. ended last evening. n
bis string while his opponert was col
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-21
WILL CONTINUE
ALL WINTER SPORTS
John W. Heismun Signs
to Coach Georgia Tech
for One Year at $500

Atlanta. Ca. Dec. 21.-John w. Hejs-
man. who coached Georsis Tech through
its long string OF football Victories, has
Golden Tornado during the season az
Ielg: The salary hxed for the three
months o. coaching Il said TO be $500.
Tech, offered Glenn Warner. the Pitts
'bursh coach, $4,000 20 take over the
dn o@ ! ySb here; Warner turned \
Pittsburgh. '"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-21
Ready 10 Stay at Lehish

Bethlehem. Pa, Dec, 21.-J. Thomas
Ready, who has coached Lehigh, Universally
years. has signed a contract to- coach the
Brown and White for next season.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-21
yelling Stops Chick Brown

Providence. II. l.. Dec. 21.-Joe yelling.
Chicago's crack lightweight. knocked out
Chick Brown. OF New Haven, in the sew
enth round of a scheduled twelve-round
ged toe to toe for the first three rounds.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-21
Mince Pie

A fish in the wild state is usually surrounded with large portions of water,
and 81 the Christmas feed does lot seen to be complete without a mince pie
among those present Any simple housewife can, or rather any housewife
VI make a simple pie with the help of a little imagination. Take a pot of
cold muttons stew, color with a dash OF liquid shoe backening and un through
round with a -four paste, sanened with glue and bake indefinitely
Cranberry Sauce
pen ink. Stir for two or three hours o N ar open fireplace and add a cupful
of vinegar to give the proper fiat and sour taste.
Plum Pudding
One can easily achieve indigestion without the assistance of this mess,
If n really Insists on having this arrangement o. the table one a. easily
buy n Certainly, can! ..
Celery
In order to remove che noise from celery bron the stalks In a solution
of rubber. This will cover the stalks with a light coating that will be easy
on TN teeth of the guests. To add an individual touch to the dinner, merely
serve the flower end Of the fruit.
m A
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-21

Clvmpia A. A. broad and BaInbrIdse
Christmas Afternoon, Dec. rs
iNTER-CITY BOXING CONTESTS
PHILADELPHIA VS.. NEW YORK
Wally Nelson LIST Johnny Murray
Harry (Kid) Brown I'd Phil Frenchini
Eddie Wagon Sd Harlem Eddie Kelly
Dick Stosh 9TH Freddy Reese
frankie Clark 5th Benny Valgsr
George (Y'g) Erns 9Th Willie Jackson
Ak Bouts--NO Increase In Prices
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-21

100000 Physically Unfit in U. s..
Body-B Building Boxing 8 MONTHS
WILL REAEDY ALL AILMENTS o. =.
PHILA. JACK O'BRIEN @l6
4. u. Cor Ahih-A ctsutsmt, xsurik Szasa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-21
amateur Cage Comment

Tho st. Paul's Mems Club, formerly Of
the, erotherhood League. has been Eeorgsn-
class teams in OF, out Of the, city. Such
team, as ,stetaon, Evangei, Madonna. Berk-
ferred. And other clubs wishing games at
home or away address Robert Aiken. l4l1
Tasker street. - N
Maximum A. q. would like to hear from
all thlrd-claas teams In or out OF town
antee. Address s. Tedweli. SIT North Sixth
street. -
Keystone A. g. wants games with second
or third class teams In or out OF town.
Address A.. Kutcher, 7i2 Moore street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-21

/ KNOW the fans are going to miss SIR and the same thing
1 goes for the players. We, too, shall mourn his loss"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-01-10

J.. Howard Berry, the University of
Pennsylvania star, has unqucstionably
earned the title as the most versatile
athlete ever developed ut the Red and
Blue institution. Berry has been such
an asset to the athletic teams OF the
Quaker college that the students nj.
most worship the ground he walks IN.
Many world-famous athletes have
worn the Red and Blue "P." including
Alvin Kraenzlein and Don Llppincott,
nut all must bow to the great Berry.
Besides showing unusual efficiency in
track and field sports, Berry has earn
ed high praise with his playing on foot
ball and baseball teams. Trap shoot
ing recently gained another cnthusi-
asst In Berry, and no less an authority
than Bob Folwell predicts II great fu-
ture for him with the gun.
Would Enter Service.
Berry is to be graduated from Penn
this June, but 1t is likely that he will
leave college sooner as he has enlisted
In the third officers training corps. lie
was the first to offer his services ut
the university camp.
The achievements of Berry on track
and field stand u most c~OnSpicuouSly.
The year 1917 saw him establish II
precedent in the history of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania relay games in
winning the Penthalon college cham.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-01-10

him a contest. Hoppe has been forced
into voluntary retirement. Tho old
timers like sutton, Slosson, Cutler and
Mayer have taken the count from him
so often they have given up hope Of
beating him.
Cocl IA Is steady In his play and
has constantly improved. He has mas
tered close play, which was III" weak
ness he showed n year or more ago,
when he first Cluimed attention, and
billiard experts think he will soon be
ready for Hoppe.
Cochran. who Is now twcnty-one
years old, was born In Manson. H., not
far from the home Of Frank Gotch,
and grew up to be n great friend Of
the wrestling champion. He started
TO play billiards when he was four
teen and has been n professional for
four ycnrS. There Is 40 Indication
that Cochran. like Hoppe, was a born
billiard player or had been gifted, as
Is said Of Hoppe, by n prenatal Innu'
cnco. But he took pretty readily to
billiards.
lie started IN play when his parents
sent him To- Chicago 10 school. Accord.
iug IN Cochran his schooling suffered
greatly al the expense Of billiards dur
ing his stay there, hut he developed
so rapidly that FirmIn Cassignol took
him I'm tow for n our Of the country
and taught him much that he knows OF
the game.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-01-10
YOUNG BILLIARD STAR
WeIker Cochran May Be Able to
Wrest Title From Hoppe.
Younester Has Shown Such Remark.
able Improvement Recently That
He Is Being Advanced as Suit.
able Opponent for Champion.

Lovers of the game OF billiards ARE
pinning their hopes in Wclkcr Coch-
ran, the young western bllllardiSt, to
wrest the crown OF champion from
Willie Hoppe, who has won it for sew
crnl years and who seems To outclaSs
the field. Sutton, SloSSon, Cutler and
the others do not appear to be able to
cope with him with any degree of sue
cess.
Cochran used 10 be known as the
boy wonder when he was touring the
country with Firmin Ca~ssiguul. the
French champion, but he has outgruwn
that sobriluct a. us he has become
of voting age. Cochran has been Civ
Ing exhibitions recently in New York
and he has shown such remarkable i'm
provcmcnt over his play of u year or
two ago that billiard men are scri.
OuSly advancing him now us Il suitable
opponent for Hoppe.
In fact. he is the only hope of the
balklincrs. If Hoppe Is To defend his
title again before he gets too old To
handle II cue II seems to be up To
Cochran to furnish the opposition. lie
Is the only player on the billiard hOri-
2on who figures tn have II chance with
the champion.
The same s%tagnatlon that exists in
the heavyweight division Of boxing
has come over balkllne billiards. Each
of these branches OF sport has dcvcl-
oped n champion who so far outclnsscs
his field that he has no one left to give
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-01-10
TO RACE FOR COLLEGE TITLE
Governing Body Rules That Champion
ship Swimming Events Shall Be
Held as Planned.

The championship fixtures Of the
INTERCOLLEGIATE Swimming association
win be held as usual this year, de-
spite the war. This decision was an
auuncrd following the annual meeting
of the association ~ the New York
Athletic club. Representatives Of Yale,
Princeton, P"nusy %lyanla, Columbia
and City college Of Now York were
present. The proposal 20 hold the
usual championship competition met
with unanimous support.
II was decided 10 rcarrangc the
championship program so that the rc-
lay would be- tho final race, instead ~
the opening onc MS heretofore. The
program IN the future win be In this
order: ~Fifty.yard swim first, then the
diving contest, 22O.yurd swim. plunge
for distance. lO-yard swim. first half
OF water polo game, relay race and
second half Of the polo game.
The associations individual cham.
plonshlps will be held this year during
the latter part Of March. The events
were scheduled for Princeton, but the
officials Of the New York Athletic club
requested permission TO conduct th'
sports on n patriotic basis, paying the
expenses Of the competing athletes
and donating the proceeds Of the NEE
to the Red Cross society. The Prince
ton officials declared themselves la In
yor OF the proposition, and all thai
remains now Is to set the date fol
the event.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-01-10

the world championship, and in those
same dreams did things to Frank Gotch
that would make that husky Iowa
farmer run away and hide his face In
a corner. But then the baseball bug
got into Felsch's bean. SO he tore
himself loose from his wrestling um-
bitIon and devoted himself TO the dia-
mond pastlme. he put as much pep
into that as he did into his wrestling
dreams, and as everybody knows, he's
made good.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-01-10

pionshlp for the third successive year.
Included In this reco d was the win
ming Of first place in all of the five
events that comprise the test, II feat
never equaled in the history Of tho
games.
Long, Broad Jump.
Berry has broad.jumped . feet Z 3.5
inches, thrown the javelln 157 feet 2
inches. run 200 meters In 30 % Sec
onds, tossed the discus los feet 9iA
inches and covered 1900 meters In the
sensational time Of 40 40. He has
run as II member OF relay teams that
have defeated the pick Of other col
lcgcs.
College football enthusiasts clearly
remember the work Of Berry MS Il mem
Der of the Pennsylvania football and
baseball teams. His spectacular play
ing on the backhcld Of the eleven has
gained many IL touchdown for Pcnnsyl-
yania. He Is considered such II yalu-
able player that the ofTcnsc us IA rule
is built around him.
Berry's general ali.round good work
on the haseball' field also has been of
a sensational character. Ills extra
base hits have time and again turned
defeat into victory for the Red and
Blue nine not To mention his brilliant
fielding at second base position.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-01-10
AMBITIOUS TO BE WRESTLER
aHapp" Felseh Of Champion White sox
at One Time Aspired to Shine
on the Mat.

How mems ambitions do change,
II vas only Il few years ago that Hap
py" FlcSch. center fielder of the White
SoX, saw n dazzling future ahead Of
him as a mat artist. As ~"Ilappy' Is
not In the habit Of doing things by
half measures, he was contcnted, In
his dreams, with nothing less than
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-01-10
OLDEST BALL UNCOVERED

The oldest baseball In captiv-
ity has been discovered In Syra-
cuSc, y. Y. A few years ago the
oldest bali extant was found In
Pittsburgh, and was insured for
$1,000 against loss. The ball
wns used In n game played In
1864. George Gcer Of Syracuse,
now comes forth with n ball
which he clai,ls was used In IA
game between Utica and Syra-
cuSc on August 81, 1861. Geer's
fnthcr, Harry Geer, pitched for
Syracuse In 1861, and In the
game In which this particular
ball was used. Utica was de-
feated, 30 to 20.