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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-13
PENN LOSES DAVIS
FOR SYRACUSE GAME
Star Quaker Center Unable to
Take Final Trip of Cage
Season
PECK BACK IN LINEUP

The Penn basketball team will be
weakened considerably for the final trip
of the season which starts tomorrow
night and includes the last two games of
the cage year. The Quakers will be
forced to play without the services of
Lardie Davis, the lanky center, who Is
suffering from grip.
Coach Jourdet ranks Davis as the bes,
in the Intercollegiate League and de-
clares that this season his record Is one
CT the best that ever has been made bv a
collegiate jumper. Davis Tailed twenty
three field goals in nine league engage
ments and only two goals have been
scored against him. Both of these were
made by Alexander, of Columbia.
The loss of Davis is more severe in
view OF the fact that the Quakcrs play
Syracuse and Syracuse means Joe
Schwarzer, perhaps the best center de-
veloped in collegiate ranks within recent
years. Syracuse beat Penn on the
Weightman Hall court this year and
Coach Jourdet is particularly anxious
for revenge
Dutch Peck. the big guard, who was
out of the Princeton game last Saturday
with tonsillitis. reported for practice la s,
night, and he will he in condition for the
trip. 1t is probable that Jourdet will
send him to center and move Stannard
back to guard. Rabbit Romanat will fill
in at forward with Sweeney
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is TOO HARD FOR HIM AND TAKES
BOXING FANS PLEAD
FOR RETURN OF SPORT
Charge Albany in Effort to Get
McCue Bill Out of
Committee

Albany, n. v, March 13.-Boxins
sought a return match with the Leg
islature today. Victim of straight
knockout at the last session, the spor,
showed It's gameness by coming up fol
more punishment. a big delegation ap.
neared before the Assembly Judiciary
Committee this afternoon to boost the
return match.
Boxing hopes TO stage it's return In
New York state through the enactment
Of the McCue boxing bill, and II was
a hearing on this measure that was
staged this afternoon. Assemblyman
Marty McCue. father OF the bill. him.
lelf famous fighter in the days OF old
flushed with his victory in the Assem-.
bly, yesterday as leader of the "wets,
marshaled his forces today In an effort
10 have the bill reported out of com.
mittee.
Advocates of the McCue bill which
would license clubs under strict super.
vision urged the necessity of fostering
boxing as a war measure, The bill pro-
poses that the proceeds from the State
license fees shall go to support any
athletics during the war after expenses
Of administration are met.
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Had to Lengthen Clubs
MANUFACTURERS WILL
PLAY GAMES AS USUAL
Makeup of 1918 Circuit Will Be
Announced Next Week by
President Callahan

The Manufacturers Baseball League,
at meeting last night. decided to play
ball as usual this season. Four members
of last years circuit. Lanston Mono
type, II, w. Butterworth, 9. T.. Wheeler
Manufacturing Company and Backer,
Smith and Page, were present and ap-
piled for membership.
The makeup of the circuit will not
be announced until next week. Two OF
last years clubs, Stokes and Smith and
Girard shoe. are yet to be heard from,
-Four Industrial concerns applied for
herths, John r. Lewis & Sons, William
Sellers & Co. Link Belt Company and
Philadelphia Bag Company.
Other concerns wishing to join the
league should communicate with John
walsh, 243O North Marshall street.
The Philadelphia Suburban League
will hold an important meeting tonight
al Greens Hotel and President Hackey
expects to announce the makeup OF the
circuit, Last years members who are
in line are Fern Rock. Lindley,. North
philadelphia and Olney. Several clubs
are seeking franchises, including Barrett
Manufacturing Company lnter-Nos, of
Frankford. and Frankford A. A.
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STOCK HAS TALK WITH
BAKER BUT HOLDS OUT
Tells Phil Head He May Join
Players at st. Petersburg
Later

Milton Stock, the third baseman ex-
traordinary of the Phillies is still hold
out, The difference between Milt and
President Baker is not over the salary
question but over a bonus, which Stock
claims Manager Pat Moran promised
him last year.
Baker and stock failed to reach an
agreement after a two-hOurs conference,
following which Stock left for his home,
The third baSeman was invited to stay
over In this city and go South with the
others on Friday, but he refused, say
ing he needed some clothes and would go
direct to ST. Petersburg from his home
In Alabama, Stock ,"0k his contract
along with him.
Three very promising Youngsters will
be taken South by the Phillies on Fri
day-Bill MCKenty, former Brown Prep
and Strawbridge 4 Clothier southpaw
Gather Bert Yeabsley who first played
with Northeast High and last year with
Raleigh North Carolina League, and
Third Baseman Billy Lai, the Chinese
lad who several years ago came to this
country with the famous Chinese Uni
yersity team. Last season he was a
member of the Upland nine of the Dela-
ware County League.
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RICKEY WILL ENCOURAGE
ST. LOUIS BALL LEAGUES

Branch Hickey Is a responsible person
SO many Of the small minor leagues in
the middle West have disbanded or tenn
porarly suspended operations for the
period of the war that there are now
only a fcw organizations in the vicinity
of st. Louis to which ma ior league clubs
can farm out young players
= In view of this Hickey has conceived
the idea of organizing a team which he
will enter in the Justly celebrated
pendent professional circuit that has
municipal support and which includes a
number Of really good ball clubs. Hickey
will use this team as farm for em-
bryo Cardinals, and II his plan proves
successful the Browns may adopt it too
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COLISEUM FOR BOXING
TO BE BUILT AT MEADE
Work on Huge Amphitheatre
Will Be Started in
Two Weeks

Camp Meade, Admiral, Nd, March 49,
Boxing is forging to the front In
Little Penn's" training program and
in an effort to extend this particular
phase of soldier work the division
athletic committee is making plans to
build a large open-air coliseum.
A site for such an institution has been
found near division headquarters and
within two weeks actual work on the
amphitheatre will be under way. The
project has the approval of General
Kuhn and other officers. After watching
the advancement OF the boxers they
became convinced that in the develop
ment of speed and hardening of muscles
this sport offers greater advantages than
anything else in the field Of training.
Although it's heavy guns have not
arrived, the 3l0th Field Artillery, COM
manded by Colonel II. l.. Landers. has
begun to pave the way for maneuvers
and today staged its initial perform
ance. The artillerymen took Ave
mile hike and to test their ability In
the culinary line prepared dinner in the
open and closed the playlet by staging
u defense Of Camp Meade.
The horses and mules dragged few
wooden guns into position and just to
prove they know how to act the boys
took up their position in really-to-good-
moss battle order.
The signal men located the Hun bat
teres that were dropping heavy shells
on top Of the base hospital and Red
Cross hut while lieutenants and cap
tains swung their guns into position.
The enemy was routed, for in the six
months the regiment has been In train
ing the officers have developed efficiency
In range finding.
because he has dependents, Private
Joseph v. Mernovago, Of headquarters
company. stoth Field Artillery, has been
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COBB OFTEN PUT OUT.
.Jf HE TAKES CHANCES

Cobb may be the hardest man In the
American League to touch out when he
Is trying TO steal. but he annually gets
touched out oftener than anybody else.
Last year the Peach was beaten to his
differing destinat ton on thirty-four oc-
Casons. and az he stole flfty-five bases
his baserunnng average wss Gil.
Shalk, the best pegging backstop in
the American League. tagged Cobb only
once in 1917 in eight attempts. Ty APP
parently beat Ray In the psychology
game.
Eddie Collins was n .706 base runner
in 1917, getting away with ffty-three
steals out OF seventy-five tries
McNally's percentage on the lanes was
,4@9. He got away with three steals in
seven opportunities.
Chapman had about the same amount
of success as a base runner as Eddie
Collins. He stole one less base and was
thrown out once oftener, giving him a
credit of .693.
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GEORGE SUTTON PROVES'THAT NOTHING
ACADEMY ASSOCIATION
STAGES TARGET MEET
Fifty-Target Event Feature of
Northeast Clubs Mid
Week Test

Local gunners get in action today for
little midweek shooting at the Phila-
delphia Shooting Academy traps in the
northeast section. quite a l.ttle Interest
Is being manifested In the Wednesday
sport, which gives the Quaker gunmen
chance to polish up on their game.
Today's program is at fifty targets, al
though some fellows no doubt will blaze
away at century of the clay skimmers
AL men competing shoot from the six
teen-yard mark at regular thrown tar
a. Mcdowell, Kinding Scravanich and
Philly will try for the prize in today's
competition. A pair of academy mem
bers, Doctor Gray and George Gray, are
also expected to take part In the clay
target sport Last Saturday George Gray
broke forty-six of "A possible hfty in the
academy's weekend test.
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GREAT JAP WRESTLER
RETIRES WITH FORTUNE

Tachiyama, Japan's greatest sumo
wrestler, has retired from the game
with plenty of money to tide him over
He was the John l.. sullivan of Japan
except that he saved his coin
From poor son of one OF the poor.
est farmers of his native land to the
greatest landowner and wealthiest sub.
'ect of the same Village Is the story OF
the rise of Tachiyama. When he re-
tired from ac:ual competition he had
amassed fortune of 100000 ven
equivalent to 100000 in American coin
His last appearance In public was in
Kudan, Japan, last month. end 10000
fans We're on hand to see him in his
last match.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-13
GEORGE SUTTON, THE ARMLESS
BILLIARD PLAYER, is ALSO AN
EXPERT ON THE GOLF COURSE
Uses Clubs Two Feet Longer in Shaft and Has
Record of II Over One of the
Chicago Links
BY PETER PUTTER

NOR years George Sutton the armless
Il hiIIiordist has bear n feature OF
piliiard eNhip1lohs III inns ana other
cities. His work with the cue places him
omo,s tho ton-,o.cbsrs +, any sor, Of
,., -.
oa'N-i'''s o''l''ros' Spectators "''>'
marveled at the skill he has shown
handicapped as he is. He demonstrated
, .,,. s,,,,,,a ,t, ho,d,,o, ho
can hold his own against many of tho
best players III the country
Not only is he an excellent billiard
player, but he Is an expert WIN hre-
arms. he can write and draw with mar
velous deNterity and there Is hardly any
thing man can do with two good arms
and hands that he cannot do almost as
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Notes of the BoUlers

1s fair sex made the ma lie howlers in the
g tournament look like amateurs
Ssen Mrs: r: Aeker and Mrs. J. Kelly, roll
total Of ioi2 pins which I enc eouans mnaPies pns
". wen peter than many scores made by
~ men last week at Cincinnati.
K q dns second section of the three man mara
y'h BOWLING tournament now being rolled
cy tne bank and trust companies resulted
INV sfme ,e very classy bowling, Continental
stnon averaging the highest single score
rpsh ne toppled them for os0.
rem Mutual second team ran up the high
%a'n average when II scored 27tO pegs
.sMe Ia nve games, Hebel totaling aOo in his
1SVnn.o took two out Of three from
Hhoon 20 IN the American. Ioe I.eague'
XXon Xsynas takes possession OF second place
III ''''hs station all three games.
~ snfee ,o iron from Easles; Robins lost the odd
Es for 2o7 in his Sec second rolIins; Ii9S Wood. WSa.
.,,s essrs took two from, Owls; Crows CLEANED
w r''n sparrows. taking them all.
S,a,k and Miller and Polnsett were the
sntSee-peg snS knockers TO run up a score OF
nnd over In the ."Ic@men's' league
SlT"' "na'ns them for aoa
msdd Manufacturing team lost its first
Ssjys ,ne second season after having won
Sver hnsight games when the II, X.
IA. squad ~ took the first game by a score
KrS kilburn took all three frcr, He'll
sj.Sn.. PIN scatterers; Western Electric
IVA. s,ne Hartman Sons team the same
oSrnn, stsr snnplv. with Fcs'or howlinr Ia
stPunsrip Farm. soaring 400 In his first
n. materially helped 10 defest STANDARD
X1r "eafing Company three straight.
{,rs''sr's sec-e OF 100 ives I've highest Indi-
~ csseeore Tor the Indus'r'al Testu@ howl
~ ners 70 run I'm double centuries and
~. W. Welst Western Elactrir 9,ai
~, Franks. R-Ruer and Neely each tai,
ior two counts
L"slrs, baar"" has n rostponsd series
I'm ipp'ayed r en- and on next Monday evening
.x'n. tnll e6 both series Hrst serieE to
N :" O'Clock on the Keystone alleys.
!. us"nrtet tie for third place was broken
',alon won two out OF three from
M ncl'es. n~ay,p~ attempted 10 over
E''Rs'x' 1rza = 3 sjE'SslpS
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Herzog Doesn't Worry Stallings

George Stallings, manager or the
Braves. is not worried over the failure
of Charley Ilerzog to sign contract
according to Il telegram from the man,
ager to Percy Haughton, the Braves
owner, In Boston.
Stallings said that il Herzog didn't
report to the club at Miami, Barnes and
Doylc will come back, and the manager
added. "It would not grieve me mite
to have them back"
only two other Braves--Ed konetchy
and Dick Rudolph--remain to be signed.
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but my drives ordinarily are from 15O to
$50 yards
But what | lack IN driving | make
up In my approaches and | can even
up matters on my second shot. | had
some trouble at first getting out of
bunkers but a lot of practice soon rem
edied this trouble On the greens I
, think | have slight advantage. MY
putting is one of the best features of
my game and here my billiard expert
ence has been Of the greatest assistance
and | believe any good biliardist who
takes up golf will find that the game
will help him "A lot on the greens.
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CUNNING NOTES

wing shot, gave a clever exhibition of
trapshooting at Cramer Hill the other
day. scoring 9S per cent of his birds in
a fifty-target test.
Billy Clegg. the local pigeon wingshot,
will soon be seen in action at the traps.
Dr. Joseph Kalbfus, secretary of the
Pennsylvania State Game Commission,
says that u movement for closing some
counties TO ruffed-grouse shooting Is
being widely supported. The closed
deer-shooting season in seven counties of
Pennsylvania will expire this year.
Moorestown Is leading the West Jer-
sey Trapshooters' League with fourteen
points to its credit
Many Philly wing shots are oiling
their guns for trip out of town next
Saturday to Lancaster.
Ward Hammond, of this city, turned
In 81 score recently in a Camden club
shoot. He registered 25 23, 25 and "a
in four events.
Billy Severn, of the s. S White Gun
Club, and James X. Clark. of the Penn
sylvania Railroad shooting team, will
meet in special target match in the
near future. Clark Is now sojourning in
Florida and upon his return VIII try his
skill with "Sev."
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Omen Bids for Roads

Harrisburg. March lS.-The state
Department has opened bids for about
thirty-three miles of road in Cumber-
land. Dauphin, Butler Center. Crawford.
Huntingdon, Lehigh, Mexican and Sus-
quehanna Counties, but no awards were
made.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-13
'MISKE ADMITS
HE'S CHAMPION
Claims He Is the Only One
Really Entitled to
Meet Willard
HERE'S HIS RECORD

Billy Miske, of st. Paul, fighter OF
toughness, wants to know where he gets
OF in this willsrd-Fulton-D Dempsey
thing
In a letter today Pearl Smith. man
ager of Miske wants to know why Billy
isn't being given come consideration.
Although Fulton and Dempsey are
first-class men, | can't see why pro-
moters overlook Billy Miske, who has
defeated Fulton twice" Smith remarks
under letterhead which proclaims Billy
the worlds heavyweight champion.
Miske Ontclasses Them
'ln seventy bouts" Smith ambles on,
"Miske has never been knocked off his
feet, whereas Dempsey and Fulton have
been Knocked out. | have been trying
TO get Dempsey TO meet Miske, but to
date have not succeeded
"Bill may he lighter than these other
two, but he, like Bob Fnzslmmons, has
the goods. | think Mlske Is second
Bob In both build and fighting apalities."
Miske Is the first man recalled just
at present who has designated Billy
Miske as the worlds heavyweight
champion. He claims it through Miskc' 5
victory over Fulton in st. Paul" The
bout was ten rounds, went the limit and
no decision was rendered. As matter
of fact, Fulton and Miske should settle
their troubles and Jack Dempsey really
should eliminate Miske before setting
himself up as the equal of Fulton 4
Miske-Dempsey bout would be worth a
big gate.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-13
CUBS AND BRAVES OFF
FOR TRAINING CAMPS
Majority Of Clubs Either at
Work or on Way to
Spring Practice
A l. EX M A Y REPENT

With the majority Of the major league
baseball clubs either working out under
| The boiling sun In the sunny South or
speeding along at rapid pace to their
training camps the spring training sea-
| son at last Is under way From now
until the opening Of the league season
the fans may expect to read daily OF
the wonderful work of the future Cobbs
and McXanders
Eighteen Chicago Cubs left the Windy
city last night for their training quar-
ters at Pasadena. cal. under the guild
ancc OF Manager Fred Mitchell. Pete
iidun was expected to join the marty
somewhere en- route. otto knabe, the
former philly player who Is 10 coach
tho cub infield this year; Phil Douglass
the star twirler and Nick Carter were
left behind owing to illness.
Yanks TO Play Camp Wheeler
Secretary Harry sparrow of the
Yankees today offered the services of the
club TO play games with the teams from
ramn Joe Wheeler twice II week. Train
ing under Manager Huggns at Macon
Ca, continued briskly yesterday with
two workouts lasting an hour and halt
each.
BY the latter part of the week Nir-
| tually every player on the club VIII he
| hard at work. Ping Bodie, FRANK h'-
hooley, Truck" Hannah, Al walters and
Wilson Fewster are hourly expected AT
| the camp.
Having seen the cubs safely started
| on their long jauut to Pasadena chicago
! ball fans today are laying plans FOR
speeding the worlds champion White
| Sox on their way to Mineral Wells,
Texas Manager Clarence Rowland aud
| his cohorts expect to leave saturday
and will he In camp In time to start
their training stunts Monday
| Sherwood Magee. former Philly star
and now of the Cincinnati Reds, an
nounced yesterday in this city that he
would Join the Reds at their training
camp at Montgomery. Ala.
Magce is now about ten pounds under
his usual weight at this time OF the
wear. and says that he was never In
| better shape He expects tG give Matty's
youngsters hard run for the leftiield
! berth.
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Entries Pass 200 Mark

The entries for the relay carnival have
now overtopped the 200 mark. The high
schools, as usual. are in the majority
At present seventy-five high schools are
on the list and there will. no doubt. bs
more than 100 when the team entries
close on April /. The relay manage.
ment is very desirous that teams desiring
to enter should do so at once, so thai
the prizes may be ready In time.
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Many Athletes to Compete

In all the other events Director Nc
Cracken hopes to have good entries ~
there are many fine athletes at the navy
yard. All of the above events, with The
exception of the one-mile relay, win
take place on Friday. the 26th. which
will be called Army and Navy Day and
which should be one Of the most inter.
esting sporting events of the entire year
As Camp Dix and several other camps
and naval training stations will be rep.
resented in the army and navy events
they should produce some most inter
estlng and high-class competition.
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NAVY YARD ENTERS N
PENN'S RELAY GAllES
Large Squad to Compete !
Varied Program on Army
and Navy Day
ENTRY LIST RO w IS

Philadelphia's Navy Yard will be rep
resented in all Of the military and naval
events at Pennsylvania's relay Carnival
on April 26 and 81. These events con.
sist Of wall scaling, squad drill. buole
contest, rescue race. bayonet charge
race. one-half mile relay in light march.
ing order, sprint medley relay race and
one-mile relay race. Director Nc
Cracken is already getting the men
ready for these events. He hopes ID
have wsll-scaling team and q squad
for the drill that will give the army
men a stiff competition. $500
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FultOn-Dempsey Bout Suggested

Although Fred Fulton and his man
ager are headed for a Willard gabfest
In Kansas City today, they are consider
ing offerings for another fight in the
near future. The slamming given the
mighty planter by old Tom Cowler
caused one Chicago promoter with a
spare 100000 to offer that amount for
a match with Jack Dempsey.
1t is believed Jess Willard will argue
that Dempsey should have first shot
at Fulton. Dempsey and his manager
want It because they believe such n
meeting Will mean the westerner would
take Fulton's place as Wizards oppo-
nent for the title.
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Dempsey Is Willing

Jack Kearns sent up wall Of an
gutsh today over the efforts of pro-
moters to match Fulton and Willard.
Jack. manager of Jack Dempsey, an
nounced he is after Fulton for Dempsey.
I'VE are not after Willard" he de-
clared, but certainly know that Demp-
sey can whip willard and do it de-
c!sively"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-13

Moorestown Is leading the West Jer-
sey Trapshooters' League with fourteen
points to its credit
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-13

Billy Clegg. the local pigeon wngshot
will soon be seen in action at the traps
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-13

Many Philly wing shots are oilins
their guns for trip out of town next
Saturday to Lancaster.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-13

" I'm I'm Mutual second team ran up the high
.sam average when II scored 27tO pegs
IA "a M nve games, Hebel totaling ZOE in his
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-13

Tom Gibhons. the crack middieweight of
St Paul, will meet Silent Martin. the deaf
mute OF New York, In a fifteen round con-
test at Baltimore tonight.
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Marty Cross. the New York weiterweisht.
has enlisted In the navv and has been ap-
pointed a chief petty officer.