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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
KNIGHTS SCORE
TOPSBALA FIELD
Aronimink Star Leads in
Invitation Tourney With
Card of 70
PHILIP CORSON HAS 50
N WILLIAM H. EVANS

ha'a toif Club Bala, Pa, Aug. IL.
Fred w. Knight of the Aronimink
Country Club, and a runner-up at the
Atlantic City tourney last spring. today
led an unfinished field in the annual in
vitation tournament with card of 70.
Less than half the field of las had COM
pleted the eighteen holes when Knight
turned in his 70 card, the only entry
thus far to make the round under eighty.
His score is all the more remarkable
when 1t is considered the way in which
ne fell down in the seventh hole of
the return trip. The par is five, and 1t
required eight strokes for him to hole
out. He then proceeded to register
pirds on the last two, giving him a
lorty Tor the last nine holes He had a
thirty-nine for the first nine.
knights card.
Out-5 4 6 4 4 6 3 SO
In -6 s 4 4 8 8 2--40-Total. 70
knights work was not an accident
he Is one of the best golfers in this dis
trict and in the last city championship
was the runner up. He played a con-
sistent game today and only his slip on
the seventh on the home journey de-
priVed him of low score.
Pnlip Corson, of the Plymouth Coun-
try Club, was second to Knight with an
W, but this score was only sufficient to
Tie F. j. Higgins, of Stenton. who fn-
lshed few moments later with the same
total. w. n. Stevenson, Of Bala, had
an SO.
Only the winners of the first four
lights will be rewarded with prizes and
then they will not be permitted to re-
tam them for the Bala Committee de-
clded that all prize money would be
turned over to war charities.
Summary.
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GEORGE WILEY TO RIDE
IN SPECIAL PACE RACE

The leading rider Of the present sea-
son will be one of the starters in the
special three-cornered match motor
paced race at the Point Breeze Motor
drome tomorrow night. The veteran
George Wiley of Syracuse a former
holder of the American pace crown, has
enjoyed one of his best seasons, captur-
ing thirteen firsts out of twenty-five
starts this season. His last five races
have resulted in triumphs.
Paul Sutter, the Swiss speeder, and
Clarence Carman, another former Ameri-
can speed king. will be Wiley's oppo-
nents in this big race. Sutter has been
riding in great form of late and only an
accident to his bicycle deprived him of
first place honors at Point Breeze last
Saturday night. Carman has been riding
in good form but hard luck all season.
The following is the standing of the
leading pace riders:
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LUDERUS'S SINGLE
SCORES FIRST RUN
Phillies Open Final Series
With Matty's Reds in
Cincinnati

Cincinnati, o., Aug. 21.-Pat Moran's
Philles opened their final 1918 series
with the Reds at Redland Field this
afternoon. Brooklyn, thoroughly en-
trenched in the catching line with Wheat
and Miller, left Jimmie Archer here
when they departed last night. Archer
will help out Wingo for the remainder
of the season. The weather was clear
and the attendance small.
The Phillies scored a run in the first
inning.
FIRST INNING
Bancroft walked. Williams forced
Bancroft, L. Magee to Blackburne.
Stock singled to k~ft, Williams taking
second. Luderus singled to center. Will
liams scoring and Stock going to sec
ond. Meusel hit into a double play,
Blackburne to S. Magee, the i IS
throw to Wingo mailing Stock The
plate. One run. two hits, no e.
Groh walked. Pearce tossed out
Neale, Groh reaching second Roush
tripled to left, scoring Groh. Roush
scored on S. Magee's single to left.
Griffith singled to right. S. Magee going
to third. On l.. Masee's tap to Pearce
S. Magee was run down, Pearce to
Adams to Stock to Adams. Griffith TAX
ing third and l.. Magee second. Ban
croft threw out Blackburne. Two runs,
three hits, no errors.
SECOND INNING
Cravath singled to center. Pearce
singled to left and Cravath was out
taking second. Blackburne fumbled
Adams's grounder. Pearce going to
third. Hogg flied to Roush. Pearce
scoring. Bancroft singled to center,
Adams reaching second. williams flied
to Griffith. One run, three hits, one
error.
Meusel took Wingo's line drive,
knocking down sure triple. Eller
popped to Stock. Groh flied to Williams.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
THIRD INNING
Stock fouled to Groh. Luderus lined
to Neale. Meusel grounded out, Wingo
to S. Magee. No runs, no hits, no errors.
Neale flied to Cravath Roush singled
to left. Roush stole second. Roush took
third as Pearce threw out S. Magee.
Griffith singled to second and went to
second on Pearces wild throw to first,
Roush scoring. l.. Magee flied to Will
liams. One run, two hits, one error.
FOURTH INNING
Cravath famed. Pearce singled to
right. Adams flied to Roush. Hogg
struck out No runs, one hit, no error.
Blackburne flied to Williams. Wingo
popped to Luderus. Eller got a Texas
Lacquer back of second and stole second.
Groh walked. Pearce tossed out Neale.
No runs, one hits no errors.
FIFTH INNING
Groh made a great stop and throw
on Bancroft's grounder. Williams
struck out Stock flied to Griffith. No
runs, no hits. no errors.
Roush filed to Williams. Cravath
| took S. Magee's fly. Griffith doubled
to right. Pearce tossed out L. Magee
| No runs, one hit. no errors.
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DIR. HAWK TRIMS
FORREST ADAMS
Cynwy y d Star Reaches
Ocean City Net Final by
6-3, 6-l Victory
DICK MYERS INJURED
By ROBERT T. PAUL.


oceah Sity, y. d., Aug. Il.
DR.. Philip B. Hawk, the Cynwyd
club star, advanced to the final round
of the mems singles for the South Jersey
title on the courts of the Ocean City
Yacht Club today by defeating Forrest
e. Adams, of Atlantic City, in straight
sets. 6-3, Go.
Doctor Hawk will meet the winner of
the semifinal round match between Ar
thur Hawes and A. L. Reed, of Belfield
Due to the fact that Hawes and Reed
are booked to play doubles today, they
wiz not meet until tomorrow The
final round will be staged Saturday.
The match between Hawk and Adams
was one Of the shortest ever played in
the East. 1t took but thirty-two min
utes. While no official record has been
kept by tennis authorities, it isg be-
lieved that this is one of the quickest
matches ever played.
Hawk Too Strong
Adams, winner Of the Atlantic City
title on several occasions, put up a fine
game against his more experienced rival
in the first set. but in the second Hawk
was master at all times. The first game,
went to deuce six times before Hawk
won.
Hawk was entirely too steady for
Adams. Instead of playing his usual
aggressive game and coming to the net,
Adams made the mistake of trying to
beat the Cynwyd player from the base
line. This gave Hawk the opportunity
to get in his long forearm, back-hand
and cross-court drives
Nhoi-
mems doubles working at a fast pace to-
day. Two three-set matches were fin
ished. Eric Wood, of West Philadelphia
High, and Norman Clark, of Philadel-
phia, sprang a surprise by defeating
Dick Myers, Of Penn Charter, and j.
c. Haines, of Ocean City.
Myers Injured
Myers and Haines won the first set
6-2, but dropped the second and third.
Myers strained muscle in his stomach
while serving in the second set, and
was unable to do himself justice
The other match between Fred Wein-
henmayer and Larry Mckay, both of
West Philadelphia High, and Bill Sher-
red, of Hill School. and Thomas Brown,
of the Nutley Field Club, was one of
the closets ever seen at the yacht club.
The scores were GA, 10-12, 6-2.
Due to the late arrival Of several of
the players, the women's singles will not
start until tomorrow.
Summary:
MEMS SINGLES
Seminal Round
DR.. p. b. Hawk. Cynwyd, defeated Adams
Atlantic City, G-3. 60
MEMS DOUBLES
Eric Wood West Philadelphia High. and
Norman Clark, Philadelphia. defeated Dick
Myers Penn Charter. and J. c.. Haines
Ocean City 30. Ga. 60.
Fred Weinhenmayer and Larry Mckay
West Philadelphia High defeated Bill Sher.
red. Hill School. and Thomas Brown, Nutley
Field Club. Ga 1912, g.
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JOHNNY OVERTON KILLED
Former Yale Distance Runner
Falls in France With Marines

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. al. M. Over
ton, of this city, has received letter
announcing that his son, Lieutenant
John w. Overton, famous as Yale
athlete. was killed in the battle Of the
Marne on July 10.
Lieutenant Overton was known In the
college athletic world as Johnny over
ton" and established collegiate records
In the mile and two mile runs. Soon
after the United States entered the war
he enlisted in the marine corps and was
promoted to a iieutenancy. The letter
received by Mr.. Overton from one Of
his sons associates said:
''On the morning of July 10 we went
over the top. Johnny Overton was killed.
helped bury Oyerton In the feld."
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Scraps about Scrappers

T1ARVEY THORPE, the Kansas City
L l. lightweight, will be seen in action
in this city for the first time when he
meets Lew Tender in the final bout at
the opening show of the Olympia A. A..
Monday night. Thorpe comes to this
city with a good record. having defeat
ed nearly all of the leading contenders
die West. He held Irish Patsy Cline to
a fast twelve-round draw at Joplin, Mo-,
n few months ago Tender will have
his hands full when he faces the west
ern boxer.
Matchmaker Jack Hanlon also has
arranged an excellent preliminary card.
Jack Russo, the former New Orleans
lightweight, who now Is going in his
old-time form. faces Johnny Mealy, of
the United States navy, in the semfinal.
frankie Williams and Eddie McAndrews
will be seen in action in the main pre-
liminary. In the other bouts Harry
CKid) Brown, the South Philadelphia
High School student, engages Johnny
Maloney, the former amateur bantam
champion, and Pete Howell opposes
Terry McHugh.
The final bout at the opening nng, shSw Of the
cSssey s!Sssey afs'ns. the Baltimere X king viii
@iskes Sfsx pinch to hnST % h offset irish Patsy cnes
clever work Cline is alway at his best
YafR hs
Tste Of to ths hs ety snd 5olnny
m1assft' tSToash 81. rounds Of milling in ths sent
oa aoad OPPOSED uns ssfSr to o04s Charlie Thoms:
Young Robideau against Whitley Fitzgerald
and Max Williamson. of Hog Island. versus
Young Terry McGoyefn the srbs. Tlosa dglnr lghsr
Day fse fsriS he ssain faces Frsnkie Youns, britt
ft Iows nGf'Ga Mass sysf and h' he viii
meet either Barney Adair or Terry Brooks
@ expects to be seen in action in this city
in a short while.
Willie Edwards, manager of Joe Wright
Hog Island. Edwards is in the boiling de
oars%sns 81 SussTs. aas as ne side de' partner % A
Joe Mendell. the local bantam. would ike
to get a return match with frankie Rieei
fought Ss na"H at the Monumentai City about eight
@sesoa sS and him Rss after ss sunas
fast boxing.
Joe Phillips, the local welterweight and
| Tommy Carey, the Nicetown boxer. are get;
| ting IN shape for their coming six-round
battle in the final bout at the open,air arena
Cambria street, on Friday night, Phillips
| is now going along in fine condition and II
tighter he will demand p hight with Light
| weight Champion Benny Leonard. The semi.
anal presents Joe, Mecarron. of Allentewn.
| a brother of Jack McCarron. the middle
| weight boxer. and Dick Stosh. of Cleye-
| land. Three other good bouts are on the
program.
Pete Herman. the bantamweight cham.
| pion, and Dick Loadman. of Buffalo. have
| been matched to appear in a ten-round fight
| to be staged at the Bison City on Labor
| Day.
Jack Britton. the Chicago welterweight
| Is suffering from ptomaine poisoning and
| he will not be able to take part In any
| fights for about three weeks He was forced
| to cancel several matches he had In view
Willie jackson, the New York lightweight
! will be able to don the gloves in a shor
| while, He. recently had his tonsils cut ou
and Is taking good rest In order to be Il
! good condition whom he 10 called upon 4
+. UX0ts ~
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SOPP STARS IN TANK
Sherwood Defeated in Close Contest by
kingsessing

kingsessing
Ernest Sopp. local swimming cham.
pion, now a member of the naval
reserves, representing the Sherwood
Playground, was the individual star in
the dual swimming meet between the
Kingsessing and Sherwood Recreation
Centers last night in the Kingsessing
pool, Forty-ninth street and Chester
avenues.
Sopp, who will swim tonight in the
national 220-yard championships at the
Mannheim Cricket Club. Germantown,
against some of the best eastern swim
mers. met with little competition in the
mems events in which he competed,
winning the 2oO-yard swim with little
difficulty and taking things easy at
anchor on the Sherwood relay team.
Despite his efforts. however. kingsessing
romped off with the victory by the score
of AZ to 35
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21

season commenced on Saturday with a full
schedule Of games. The champion Rangers
to fight hard. Falkirk forcing them to 9
goal. The Celtics also won. disposing OF
Hibernians by three clear goals. The
famous amateur team, Queens Park. startel
their season well by beating Hamilton Acad-
emy. by = TO 2.
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Soccer Cup Tie Games

New York. Aug. 21.-At a meeting Of
the national Challenge cup committee OF
the United States Football Association.
held here. the principal business was the
election OF officers for the coming season
the various rounds of the national challenge
cup. Andrew NJ. Brown. Of Bayonne. N j..
was elected chairman of the committee.
while Thomas w. Cahil. of New York. was
returned honorable secretary.
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Dundee Shades Touhey

the aame-haired idol Of Paterson. met in
A. 4, and the question of fistic superiority
i sti unsettled RSndsG %nE had ast nisht sisfa
he also had shade under his eye where
Tommy slashed home a volley Of hooks
and Touhey wants another chance.
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Cuyon to Return to Georgia Tech
Atlanta. Ca, Aug. 2l.

Atlanta, Ca, Aug. 2l.
has announced his Intention Of returning
to Georgia Tech this fall. The report
Guyon Is on his ranch at Quemando, N Nj
II Is believed that Coach Heismsn will be
tion around Guyop.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21

Small Crowds See
Mojor League Games

1t is estimated that less than 10000
persons attended major league ball games
IN this country yesterday. This number
is much less than used to attend n single
Eame at the Polo Grounds on the same
date few years agO, providing the
tertlay.
True enough. there was only one game
played In the American League. but that
Enme was between the two warmest con-
tenders for the American League pennant
ana was one Of the "cruciaP' games Of
the year. It alone drew nearly twice as
many spectators ms all the National
League clubs. which means all the other
games played combined.
Here are the estimated figures:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland at Boston. n............... $500
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York at Pittsburgh. ....... e1oo
brooklyn at Cincinnati. ......... 800
boston at Chicago. 0................ $50
Fhilifes at St. Louis. uis.............. 275
-
Total attendance. .......... 9S25
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Roamer Breaks Record

Saratoga. ". ", Aug. 21-Roamer
broke the American record for a mile in
a race against time here today. He
covered the distance in 1884 As. The
record made by Salvador twenty-eight
years ago was LISA
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amateur Notes

ali first-class teams having home grounds in
Pennsylvania., New Jersey or Delaware
Cruice. manager. 0os South Fiity-irstt t Street. It.
Indiana b. c. has August .25 open for
fering a suitable inducement. Joe Meiman,
manager, 1889 North Thirty-second street or
phone Diamond 527 J.
Germantown A. A., which has won sixteen
out, out OF twenty IT,. games PLAYED this season.
and the team would like to hear from any
frst-class home clubs offering a fair attrac-
ton. Frank J. Farrell. manager. 5al4 ho-
Shamrock Is. C.. a sixteen and seventeen
lke to OBJ book games With any teams Of '9nd fbad
Nineteenth street.
AiI-Americans. who recently defeated the
Hildale and the Buffalo International teams
would like to arrange Saturday, sunday and
suitable guarantee. Art Summers. manager
5S43 Willows avenue.
Rally b. c. for the junior Championship Of
any fourteen to sixteen year old travelling or
home teams Thomas Downes manager
57O3 Belmar terrace.
North End has August "a and 81 open for
first t-class home teams Offering n suitable at
Street or psone o2 s2s Hofh ba
tween $3.50 and p. m.
Fox Chase Club. a rst-class eighteen to
twenty year old team. would like to arrange
games with home teams or that caliber for
AUGUST ~ @ and ama,sr labor Day a. st m; and
ss and ;. '' m. "a ~ - '''"eeA
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North End has August "a and 81 open for
first class home teams Offering a suitable at
traction, ]. c. Eberle. manager. 1918 North
Hope street. or phone Kensington 3791 be-
tween q; 80 and ., m.
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Jack Britton. the Chicago wslterweight.
is suffering from ptomaine poisoning and
he will not be able to take part In any
fights for about three weeks. He was forced
to cancel several matches he had In view.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21

while Jackson. the New York lightweight.
While. Viii lie % reeentIy % had hiS tensIs cut n out
and Is taking good rest In order to be In
good condition whom he 10 called upon to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21

Pete Herman, the bantamweight cham.
pion, and Dick Loadman. of Buffalo. have
been matched to appear in a ten-round fight
DaV.
Evening journal., 1918-08-07
WHITEMAN'S GROVE
HARVEST HOME

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
EBENEZER, Del, Aug. THE Mite
Society Of Ebenezer Church VIII hold
It's annual harvest home IN Whltman's
Grove, August i5 Their speakers VIII
be A. J. Williamson, attorney OF the
Anti-Saloon League. OF New York; Caleb
+. Burchenal OF Wilmington VIII make
a patriotic address, and Lieutenant
Neal A. Truslow from France. Music
will be furnished by the Mlnnehaia
Band OF Newark.
Miss Pearl Wright and Miss Pearl
Sharp. both OF Clayton, n. j., are spend
lng this week with Mrs. Winfield
Whileman.-Nr and Mrs. Clarence
Dempsey spent sunday with the lat
ter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harley
Mousley- May Walton spent sun
day with her friend, Miss Lucy Arm
strong-Nir. and Mrs Harvey Lyman
Edward Lyman and Mary and Bessie
Lyman OF Newport, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. James Little and family
Mr.. and Mrs irwin Dempsey OF Hook
essin spent sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
A. :. Walton and famlly-Mr. and Mrs
William r. Hobson spent Sunday win
the formers parents. Mr. and Mrs
George HobsOn near AppletOn-MEs
Lillian Patterson OF Thompson station
Is spending some time with her broth
er. Jesse Jatterson-Air. and Mrs
Harry Writ Of Hookessln, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. George Dempsey.
Evening journal., 1918-08-07
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW CASTLE
peciai 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Del. Aug THE
Methodist Episcopal Church and the
Baptist Church will hold their annual
excursion on Thursday, August p, at
ShellpOt Pork. Special cars will leave
the NJ. E. Church at 10 a. m. and leave
Shalpot at $50 p. m. All enrolled
scholars under ~ years Of age will be
admitted free.
Mrs. J. Doris, Of this city, left this
morning for New York, where she will
visit relatives.
Charles Rogers and family visited
friends in this city last evening.
Captain Auld, who resigned his posi-
tion as conductor for the Wilmington
and philadelphia Traction Company,
has accepted a position with the Beth
Iehcm Loading Company.
Yesterday was the hottest day Of this
year here.
All the employees Of the fibre COM
pany stopped work at noon yesterday
because OF the heat Many Of the men
went in bathing after the plant closed.
Evening journal., 1918-08-07
MIDDLETOWN COW
Testing Meeting
Prominent Men to be Speak
ers at Meeting on
August Is
JUDGE HASTINGS
ON THE PROGRAM

The MiddletOwn Cow Testing Associ-
alton will hold its open meeting
Thursday. August i5 on the farm OF
James 5. Moore, one and one-half miles
west Of Middletown. On the following
day, Friday, August i6, the Diamond
State Cow Testing Association VIII
hold its meeting on the Breidabllk
Farm, on the Lancaster Pike, four
miles west Of Wilmington Although
these meetings are held under the di-
rectlon Of the Cow Testing Association.
yet they are cooperating with the
County Farm Bureau, and every farmer
In the county is urged to attend one
Of these meetings.
The officers Of the association feel
that an exceptional program has been
arranged. The meetings have been
scheduled on consecutive days In order
that the speakers can be retained for
both days. At 1890 a. m. an inspec-
tion trip OF the stables and herd VIII
| be conducted
At # o'clock, Prof. Mcdowell Will
conduct a cow Judging demonstration,
which will be followed by a basket
lunch. At i.3O p. m, w. w. Blake
ArckOll and E. II. ShallcrOss presiding,
will call their respective meetings TO
order. 10 Is seldom that a group OF
farmers will have an opportunity 10
listen TO a higher class program. Dr.
II. Hayward, OF Delaware College, Will
be the first speaker presented. Lewes
Merryman, proprietor Of the Guernsey
Farm, OF Cockeyvllle, Nd, has kindly
consented 10 be present. Prof. Nc
Dowell is a man Of national note. The
Holstein breeders Of the county w,n be
glad to welcome Judge Daniel o. Hast
ings, president Of the Delaware Hol-
stein Breeders Association. Judge
Hastings will deliver a string appeal
to the Holsteln breeders Of the county
TO meet this world cry for dairy pro-
dutcs.