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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17
Punish Boxers and Managers

BOSTON. Jan. 17.---After the Brennan
Levinsliy bout here Tuesday night the d.
rCCtors Of the ArmOry Association which
conducted the match, issued a statement thai
both boxers. their managers and ali boXers
whom they control would be barred from mr.
thcr participation in bouts at the local ciub-
This action was taken because OF the iistisss 3
contest which caused the referee al tbs
opening Of the fifth round, to warn botE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17
OLIPHANT, WEST POINT
STAR, WILL SOON WE'D

WEST POINT, Jan. 17,-Elmer Oil
phant, one Of the greatest Of West Point
athletes, has announced his engage
ment TO Miss Barbara Benedict, Of New
York city, and he expects to be mar
ried Immediately after his graduation
on August 20.
He Is now playing hockey here and
he will be on the baseball team. He
was to have played as usual on the foot
ball team in the fall, but the decision
to graduate his class ahead Of time
will bring his brilliant athletic career
to an end before the football season
begins.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17
HIST! P. MORAN
TOMEET BAKER
IN N. Y. TODAY
Bosses of Phils Will EX-
change Secret Stuff at
Mysterious Confab
THREE PLAYERS MAY GO
BY ROBERT w. maxwell

Something strange startling, sensa-
'iOnal and unusual probably will be
pulled over In N'Yawl, late this after
noon when President Baker of the Phils
holds a secret and highly confidential
confer nee with Patr!cus Moran, his
hard-working m tuagCr. This Is not
prophecy but a highly developed hunch.
Baker has sent to Fitchburg. Mass. for
his an-of-all-woIk, and it's a ciuch that
H. pair viii not discuss the weather or
he adNisability Of closing the bail park
his summer to conserve the coal supply.
There is nothing that cannot happen
baseball these days. The magnatcs
nave startled the world with their un-
.p'ctcd and unlocked for sales and
rades, and it would not be at all sur
rising If Baker decided 10 send Moran
Magnolia, Mass, or trade Bill Shetts-
me, the burgess Of Glcnolden. for the
Mayor Of Oskaloosa, Iowa. Two base
oall men cannot get together these DAYS
without arousing suspicion and whett .ng
he curiosity Of the faithful
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17
Herzog Trades Figure Up Nearly SI00,00O

be to
s o
OF
the Herzog without
and
include salaries paid him.
two back the Braves for second appearance
Mcraw
the
Of
dsapprove
some featu o
OF
follows:
then 5000
Yorlg $4,000
Mahewson Roush Mciechne cash.
about 2oOOO
Total
DEGARDLESS his inability along with his
IL it IS
deal
o McCraw's management
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17
FRENCH GOLF COURSES LAID OUT
IN HISTORIC COUNTRY AND FAR
REMOVED FROM CENTER OF PARIS
But Chief Interest Now Is Centered in the
Many Little Courses Built by the Allied
Fighters Behind the Trenches
BY CHAs. (CHICK) EVANS, JR.

known for his Invention Of lar.
AS we were returning in tho d,,.,.
company OF soldiers. appearipc euusk
where, marched steadily befora l ~, no.
the way back to Paris. In the Itab. ~.
events the circumstance now e.. sa VI
propheuc. Ihere has been actual frh,
ing on thls golf course, and there ,r,,,
probably be many graves around 4, WI
! go there TO play again. which wnen
win be soon. nope
When l think Of Fontalneblear -,
course and countryside, feel tba, ~ ~
name is not complete without tbo ne uns
beautiful beforerit There is , a. "V,u
chateau and all the interest Of ,bo ,e O,i on
World places where so much bisto%. olu
been made. "as
Famous FOntaineblean Course
Fontainebleau was the last NJ ,,.
French courses that | saw I'm, uus
Il was not the least Of them. nh ,I,
To it., bordered by tail trees along ,..
side, was the very road the Gorn,ane
Travelled IN 1871. l saw an endurins
sign OF their passage, huge shell stuce
into the walls Of a magnlfcent bo,1sa
ana mere ana there were the gravestones
that mark the heroic persistence :,
France. The road itself was a sniors',
military one. There being no speed lln,,,
and Fontainebleau a good distance frora
Paris, we observed none ourselves ora
Il the marvels Of Paris is tina, French
chauffeur can break any speed law in
the world and never have an accident
Mixed FOursomes Features
The course at Fontainebleau is a VARY
good one with a sandy soil and a good
turf through which the club blade passed
pleasantly. The course was in fine
shape, the greens were excellent and
each hole seemed separate. Scattered
all over the course were mixed four.
Somes. The French seem to enjoy thar
form Of the game more than we, and
very picturesque they looked with the
charningly dressed women In the club.
house for luncheon there was a very COS.
mopolitan gathering. If it were in easier
distance of Paris its just fame would
have spread further abroad but perhap,
it is because Il lies aside firm the
great cities that IL seems so delightful
was sorry on that visit not to be able
to visit the southern French courses
just now, however. | feel more inter-
ested in the little courses built by the
fighters behind the lines. They have an
awful, heart breaking interest to every
golfer i'm the world.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17
Notes of the BOIUlerS

The American Bowling Congress, under
whose auspices the International bowling
Womcn's National Bowling Association tour
namcnt viii Immediately follow theirs.
W9mg3 PownF so teams from middle mid n West
entries for the coming tournament.
Special events are being arranged by
the Industrial. manufacturing and secret So
cicties during the tournament.
Of 81 per cent over Philadelphia s. +. in the
Trust and Insurance League,
\ double tic for first and second places in
the Petroleum League rests with Atlantic
and TeXaco for first place and Union and
Gulf rolling away for second.
Tho knights Of Columbus League is
honors, Pinzon, san Salvador. Columbus
and st. Leo each having won three and
lost none.
with record Of twenty-eight won, eight
lost and percentage Of .77S against .G36.
the Corn Exchange tenpin duckers are run
ming away with the championship.
Woodward. Of Rosemont OF the Main Line
Bowling League. holds the individual single
game record with a score OF $50.
Roscmont team also holds both tho single
team high score Of 800 and the threc-game
high score Of 9Gil.
Whiting. Overbrook, Trout, Merton &
Baker and Racquet are tie for the individual
hish single-game score. each having total
Of 23j.
Morris Wheeler with a record OF nfty-s'X
games won and nineteen lost, looks like the
winners for the championship in the Phi'a-
dephia steel and Iron League.
Accounts Of the Struwbridge G Clothler
League, rcEained first position and now
has lead Of two games over Clothing De-
partment
Western Electric, by taking the odd game
from Standard Roller, leads Budd Manufac-
turing Company team by one game.
The tcnpinuers TO pass over the 200 mark
were Anders, Findlay, Segellien and Weist,
Mike Dynes, "the wonderful one-arrn
bowler" was back again this week, ana
To- Ia t1aV.a ar4r V,1n. -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17
Dispose of Players

The chances are that some OF the
players will be disposed Of before the
electric lights are turned on Broadway
oscar Dugry, the utility innclder, is said
TO b" on the verge Of a long, long Jour
neE, and II also is possible that Franl,
Schultc will 90 over the hills and far
away These men viii be valuable as
sets TO minor league club and per-
maps VIII be sent out 10 the coast in
part payment for Fitzgerald and Nucs-
sci. This is purely conjecture and moth
ing has been said about the deal. but
you never can tell what will happen in
the grand old game while the hot stove
league Is running at fun blast
Jimmy Lavender has announced his
retirement from the game, so the
chances are he will not be among those
present when the players report at the
training camp in st. Pete Fittcry also
Is on the anxious seat, but the others
are sure OF their jobs Baker and Mo-
ran may be worrying. however. about
the fate Of George Whittcd, who is likely
to be called in the draft. Georges num-
Der is due to appear I'm the next draw
ing ana lie may be AleXanders pal in
some army camp. At any rate. Baker
and Moran will have something to talk
about
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17
Claimed Exemption

Alex, by the way has claimed en-
Cmption, according TO reports today, hut
the wise persons in St Paul. .Ncb., re-
fused to take him seriously. II is said
that the big pitcher admitted that he
had his mother and brother to take
care Of, but the local draft board in
the old home town couldn't see it that
way. It's hard to convince those Ne
braskans that Alex isn't a millionaire
or something and they probably decided
that he was big and husky enough to
do his bit.
Weeghman is not worried, however,
as the cub boss was told that those
shared in the next draft would not be
ordered to report until August Is. That
being the case, Alex will be available
most Of the season and the big deal
will go through as per schedule.
Fred Mitchell, in an effort to inject
some pep in his inneld and distribute
the work OF coaching, Yesterday signed
otto knabe, one of our foremost citl-
zenS and former performer on the Phils
as assistant manager or something for
next seas"l. otto will have charge Of
the inheld
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17
LOCAL GOLFERS
TO MEET JAN. 80.
Session Adjourned Yester-
day in Difference to U. S.
G. A. Gathering Jan. 25
TWO PATRIOTIC CLUBS
BY PETER PUTTER

The Golf Association Of Philadelphia
met yesterday afternoon in the office of
Francis i. Warner, secretary, and then
adjourned for want OF a quorum. The
meeting was held solely to conform with
the bylaws. The real meeting will be
held at the Bellevue-Sratford Wednes-
day, January 80.
Owing "a the fact that the United
States Golf Association will have its
annual meeting i'm this city on January
25, it was felt on the part Of the eXecu-
tive committee that the best thing to do
would be to defer the annual meeting
OF the local association.
Meeting Over in Jiffy
The meeting yesterday began promptly
at o'clock and as promptly adjourned
a minute later. The only one i'm at
tendance was Mr., Warner himself and
there was not a chance in the world Of
having a quorum. All the clubs wore
notified just what was going to ne done
and the reasons fer it. so the delegates
kept away.
The local association wants to see just
how the L. S. G. A. is going to handle
the tournament question, and felt that
inasmuch as the clubs forming it are
also members of the national association.
the courteous thing to do is to wait for
national action on tournaments and other
matters which may come up before the
national body.
'esterners May Force Things
There have been rumors to the effect
that the western golf clubs will have
enough proxies and members at the
meeting to force the national organiZa-
tion to hold the tournaments as usual
and TO award titles. But until the West
ern Golf Association meets the attitude
Of the western delegates is a problem.
The fact that both the national tennis
association and the intercollegiate
Athletic Association have come out in
favor Of Journeys, titles and meets may
force the l. $, G, \. to decide to hold
the three national championships But
just at present everything is i'm the air
and no one can prophesy just what
action the national golf body will take.
The wcsterners are said to favor a
tournament restricted to golfers above
the conscription age, but whether such
tournament would be popular with
the golfers is TO be questioned.
In reply to the request Of II. \. Gar
field, national fuel administrator, the
Philadelphia Cricket Club has decided
to close its locker house. Junior house
and the dormitories. The main club
house viii remain open.
The ArOnimink Country Club will be
closed until further notice, so far as the
main club building is concerned.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17
History Entwined Course

on another day we visited Golf de
Chantilly one and a half miles from
'hantlIly 1t was a very interesting
Journey for from the time we passed
through the city gates until we reached
the club there seemed a steady success
sion Of historic places
1t is long course with a good sandy
soil. 1t is situated i'm rather pretty
bit or country. The course is considered
one Of the best around Paris. 1t is
rather more modern than the others and
the links are cNcellently kept The
greens. as ! recall them, were particu-
larly good Although it was n week.
day, the course was well filled with
players. The professional i'm charge was
the famous Jean Gassiat more especially
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17
BASEBALL is SHORT OF LUSTY
YOUTH AND SUPERMAN THOUGHT
| CAN'T MAKE MIDDLE-AGED STARS
Hans Wagner and Nap Lajoie Merely Excep-
tions Proving the Managers Would
Lose Jobs if Players Could Think

FAMED dropped
out while
players this life while the
world attained their reaching the forteh milestone
ut is force of habit" he
leagues and their
thrtyhve
expect to become-hasbeens."
he they
enough they
This line
the
Iatoe
proving ball the
cushions and the fly balls day the
thirty much psychology
Is going the regardless what philosophers
o on
Some baseball FAR state that not
ability
hsh-brow
the thinking the
player. he has been the game
C(T SUPPOSE ought complain however" he concluded
1"for players
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17
TENDLER NOW Is
TOPNOTCH BOXER
Newsboy Ch a mp Had
Rough Journey Through
Prelims to Wind-up
MEETS CALLAHAN NEXT
BY BILL BELL

It doesn't trle long for boxer TO
jump into public favor if lie delivers
the goods. Sometimes it takes years
and years Of rough sIedding but if the
boxer sticks it out he will be successful
in the end. All Of which leads up to
Looie Tender, the Quarrclsomc news
boy who now is an honest-to-E goodness
topnotcher and appears only in wind
ups
4 couple Of years ago Looic was a
salesman Of our very best dailies and
indulged in blntamweight boxing as a
side issue. He was an awkward, uu-
gainly left-handed battler and affected
his audience like n tame goldfish trying
to walk a tightrope. 1t couldn't be
done As result Tender was allowed
to box the toughest opponents the
matchmakers could dig up, in the hopes
that he would be knocked off. Nothing
like that happened, however, and soon
Looie horned in for recognition instead
of the cold shoulder.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17

ITTHEN I was in Paris in 1914 !
w played over four different courses
There is. however. so much interesting
sightseeing to be done in that beautliul
city and its enyirons that even the most
inyeterate golfer spends less time on
the links than is his custom elsewhere.
As in the large American cities, golf
came late into the history Of Paris, and
in consequence, all the courses are
rather far from the center Of things
think it WIS on Whit-Monday-for !
have vivid impression Of typical
French family groups enjoying their
little holiday picnics all along the way
through the Bois de Boulogne--and we
passed a racecourso, through n park
to the pretty. trce-surrounded clubhouse
to the Golf de st. cloud. There was a
delicious dcjeuner awaiting us, and then
We tried out the course.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17
ED TO TENDL LER'S TRIP THROUGH THE PRELIMS

= AND nov uVsRC TIRED AND
tJuGeY AVID CVGRvH,NG AND
WCSC VJoRRiCD HALF SICK
Tor FEAR sac mad BrEE
1HCRG HiJD, CONC
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17
Dallas on the Job

Sam Dallas, president Of the Middle
Atlantic \. \. l., and head of the
Meadow brook CLUB, is on a stiI hunt
for friendly and companionable ypot
to hold the annual Meadowbrook meet
on March and g. Sam has the dates.
the talent, arranged tor the program
and the only thing left is to find a
place to hold the big affair. CONNER
cial Museum is not available and Dallas
is trying TO grab one Of the armories
He has sweet little job on his hands.
Relay racing. as in former years, will
be the stellar attractions, but the usual
field events also will he held. Scho-
lastic stars will have an opportunity to
show what they can do in special events
and all Of the big colleges will send
teams. The service championship events
will give the meet a military flavor
and the three winners will meet to de-
termine the championship. Here are
the relay events:
Swarthmore VS.. Haverford
Lehigh vs.. Lafayette
Penn State VS.. Pittsburgh
dartmouth vs.. Syracuse.
Pennsylvania VS., Cornell.
MercersburE VS.. Hill School.
Mercersburg VS.. Penn Freshmen.
Georgetown, Fordham and Catholic
University.
Yale, Harvard and Princeton.
Columbia vs.. city College Of y. Y.
Medley relay for high and prep
schools.
IntersChOlaStic relay,
Meadowbrook VS.. Milrose
open relays. clubs or colleges
Navy championship.
Army championship.
Aviation and ambulance championship.
United States service championship.
Boston, New York and Philadelphia.
Jaffe in France
Louis II. Jaffe, assistant sports editor
Of the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER, is To-
Gated in Paris. France, and writes that
he Is working hard on his new job.
strict censorship forbids any glowing
accounts Of his adventures, but he says
he arrived Christmas Day, after a nice
trip.
1--WE enjoyed splendid welther all the
way over" he writes. THE sea was
rough one night only, but after that II
was a common sight to see the boys on
deck without coats or hats on. When
ever any Of the boys are sending over
some cigarettes. please see that am not
overlooked Those good old American
smokes surely are welcome. Give all
Of the boys my regards and ask them
TO write. My address is War Risk In
surance Detachment, American Expedi-
tlonary Forces, France"
Here is a chance to use some of that
money raised by the sports editors at
the smoke show.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17

slNe game Tor Il. b. !.
Zerbey again proved the star in Port
RichmOnds victory over Y. NJ II. A.
The lanky centerman scored two field
goals in the closing minutes Of play.
which gave the Y. NJ, G. A. team It's
third straight win. The game was close
all the way and undecided until Zerbey's
field goals. The final score was 29-25,
1t is not known whether the games
scheduled for next Monday night win
be played or not, as the hall may be
closed by the fuel committee on Monday
nights.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17
LOOie Worked Hard

No battler ever Travelled a rocky road
like that traversed by Tender, He was
the well-lJnown trial horse and never
had a chance against a soft opponent
The only lucky break he had was when
he selected Phil Glassman as his man
ager. Phil is one of the busiest persons
in Philadelphia, and his ltural shrcwd-
ness, combined with a keen business in
sight, brought Tender through the
dangerous PAGES.
In the past six months Looie has
changed his style. No longer does he
stumble through his bouts, but stands
up like a real fighter and shows class
in his every move. lie is a finished
product and is scoring victories over
the best boys in his class.
lie now is training hard for a very
important frlcas at the olympia next
Monday night, when he mingles with
another Jewish boy named Frankie
Callahan.
frankie is slugger and one oc the
few battlers Leonard refuses to meet.
The Brooklyn boy has put up some dandy
battles here and will give Tender
tough fight. The match is attracting un-
usull interest and a huge crowd is eX-
pected to attend. II will be well worth
seeing
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17

ID DEGARDLESS inability along with his
1O would let him get
again price Herzog himself forced the deal by refusing
polnthanl to McCiraw's management.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17

Mike Dynes, "the wonderful one-arm
bowler" was back again this week ana
for his three games rolled 2i5. $50 and 23S
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17
Weinert at National A. {.

The first important heavyweight bout
Of the season for Philadelphia fans will
he staged at the National \. &. Satur-
day night, when Charlie Weinert. Of
Indian marvel, meet in the wInd-up
Weinert has recently staged a great
comeback in beating Gunboat Smith and
has been anxious TO clash with Turner,
who also is waiting for L crack at the
Jersey STRIPPING. In the semifinal Frank
Carbonc, the Brooklyn Italian middle
weight who II as fought Champion Mike
O'Dowd five times. opposes Chuck Wig
gins, the indianapolis lad. Johnny
Mack, Of Brooklyn meets Sunny AvreS,
Of this city; Joe Griffin, Of Gloucester,
faces Joe Mooney. In the opening bout
Sammy Nelson boxes Jacl; Root
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17

The tcnpinuers to pass over the 200 mark
were Anders, Findlay, Segelken and Weist
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17
FREEZE-OUT GAME FAILS;
HANCOCK STUNG, % TO q
Brotherhood of Beth Israel Stops Passing and
Overcomes Three-Point Lead in Last
Minute of Play

Harry FranclIle, formerly Cf Trenton
Eastern League, played great defen-
sive game for p. b. !.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17

N<H4GS NV HAD AZ ApPolHrrteNr
10 NeeV y CeRvaH TovNG LAoY
Se"E T,Nnu BcTWceN Tvo AND
tARCC AtIO roU weRE
DETAlACD At TAG
OEEtCE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17

Western Electric, by taking the odd game
from standard Roller. leads Budd ManufaC-
turing Company team by one game.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17
Scraps About Scrappers

Johnny Burns has decided to hold cIlm-
tnatton contests among the Philadelphia ban
tams until an opponent is procured for Pete
Herman Tomorrow night Battling Murray
and Young MCGuvern Will fight IL out and
the winner VIII be matched with Joe Tuber
the Following week. Those bantam bouts
are quito nOpular.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17

james II. Breton. former third baseman
with the Chicago Americans. has been sc
cepted as pilot in the aviation corps
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17

Professor Adam Ryan and his able as
slstant, Johnny LOTUS. are working out
daily in the professors gym at Sixth and
Vine streets. Many regular boxers also arc
training there.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17

Herman Hindin wishes to announce that
ne has taken over the management Of Toe
Phillips, who meets Jimmy Rowan ar mo
Cambria next Friday night.
frankie Brown, the New York bantam
won the decision over Soldier Man In an
eight-round bout at Chattanooga last nir6t
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17

tT SUPPOSE complain, however" he concluded
1"for players think
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17

Accounts. Of the Strawbridge 6 Clothler
League, rcgained first position and now
has lead Of two games over Clothing De-
partment
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17

Manager Hugo BeLdek was the guest OF
honor at the anual dinner Of the Plttsburgh
Stove League, Pop AnsOn was also IN at