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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-09
PENN is WORRIED
OVER BUCKNELL
GAME SATURDAY
Manager Bushnell Asks Lewis
burg Authorities for Final An.
swer Today Regarding Contest

Although Penn is making preparations
for the Bucknell game on Franklin Field
next saturday, it is not yet definitely
known whether or not the game will be
played. The Lewlsburg authorities have
stated the team would be here, but add-
tional assurance is sought
This morning Edward Il. Bushnell.
graduate manager. tried to get the Buck
nell manager on the telephone to find
out definitely about the game. but was
told that all long g-distance calls would be
delayed several hours. lie expects TO
have everything settled late this after
noon.
In case Bucknell is unable To play.
a n effort will be made TO schedule some
other team. No one knows who il will
ne. hut Lehigh is anxious TO play, ana
Coach Tom Ready says he can get his
men here in time to start at $3.50 u. IN.
\ game with l.ehigh would be a great
drawing card for the South Bethlehem
ties have not appeared in Philadelphia in
years and there are thousand Of alumni
in the city.
to the disqua lification Of three stars and
the Illness of Folwell and may not be
anxious to take on such d strong foe.
Another thing to be considered is the
ruling Of the Health Department in re-
gard to the gathering of crowds. The
game may be called off on that account.
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HARDPROBLEMS
FOR MAGNATES
Ordinary Rules Will Prob.
ably Be Suspended Until
After the War

New York, oct. 9.--NTajor league base.
ball magnates face knotty problem Mt
the coming annual meetings when they
will be called upon to decide the status
Of the player at present under contract
or reserve. Very few of the club owners
hold the opinion, apparently, that it will
be possible to resume league operations
next spring. II such proves to be the
case and there are few indications to the
contrary, 1t would appear that the ma
iority of players who figured in the 1918
pennant races will not receive contracts
during the early months of next year.
According 10 the present system II is
mandatory upon the clubs to renew
their options or reserve clause upon
players not later than January | each
year. and to follow this action by mail
ing contracts to the players not later
than February l. 1t is extremely doubt
full IL this procedure will be followed in
1919. Under the ordinary ruling a player
who did not receive his contract by
March l would become a free agent. and
upon the resumption of big league base
ball would be In a position to sell his
services to the highest bidder.
1t Is understood, however. that tho
magnates will hold that the business of
baseball was suspended under instruc-
tions from the Government and that
since the right TO operate was beyond
their control. all contracts and other
legal phases are suspended automati-
cally. Under this construction the con-
tract OF the player carries over until
such time as the Government gives con-
sent for renewal of the business OF
baseball Thus, if the professional
year of 1919 would be considered rs
nonexistent in so far as it might affect
players contract
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MARINE ELEVEN
TO PLAY NAVY
ON SATURDAY
BY Dickson's Team 10 Open Sea.
son Against Strong Middle
Aggregation

BY Dickson's United states Marine
football team will not be inactive Satur-
day. The first game OF the season fou
the Teufel IIunds will be nothing easy
All Lieutenant Mcnamara has done Is
to arrange little meeting for his boys
with Gilmore Dobies powerful Navy ag-
gregation at Annapolis.
The Marines have a large squad OF
experienced candidates working out and
with this collection Coach Dickson and
Lieutenant Mcnamara have announced
that they are ready to meet any eleven
in the east. First they booked game
with Penn but the influenza forced q
postponement. Now. lust when every
thing semed i'll line for = quiet ,Satur-
day, the engagement with the Navy was
clinched.
This game should prove beneficial
one for both teams. Tho Navy has one
Of its greatest elevens but one canceia-
tion after another made the prospects
for a successful season very dull The
Mddies want games. They. have the
material and all they want is chance
to prove their class.
The same applies 10 the Marines. BY
Dickson has the material and In prac-
tice the boys have started to look like
topnotchers. To pick on the. Navy for
an opening game does not make the
Marines look like second raters. This
is a sample of courage. Dobie's Nav,'
team Is veteran one and the loading
point scoring machine Of the 1917 sea ason
Major Frank G. owens. regmental
adjutant, is great supporter of foot
ball and was in favor of the game
Despite the influenza, tho squad has
been seeing light practice every day. The
squad Is In excellent shape and tn.
coaches arc to make showing at Tho
expense of the MiddleS.
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LERCH HELPING
TO FIGHT FLU"
Penn Quarterback Gives
Services to City With Other
Medical Students
STRAUS RUNS TEAM

Bunny lerch, Penn's veteran quarter
back, has volunteered his services to
the Board Of Health to aid in the battle
against epidemic influenza. This is
the cause for his absence from practice
at Franklin Field for the last few days
Most OF the senior medical students a,
the University are now aiding in the
fight against the "hu."
In the absence of the former Lafayette
pilot. Joe Straus has been running tn.
fi"d and Blue eleven from his halfback
position Straus is the only regular
left from last years team and his sea
sons experience will go long way
toward making him a successful Sc
iecter of plays
with Lerch out of the drills, Big Bill
ItollenbaCk has been using Rosncau
Straus Braun and l[raus in the back
teld with Roseneau playing defensive
! quarter. When Bunny returns, Kraus
probably will lose out and Rosneau
he moved to the fullback post.
Joe Mitchell at End
| Eddie We'll and Ray Miller, who have
been holding down the end positions
turned in their football togs yesterday
and have left college. Coach Holen-
back has been forced TO look around
Tor some wing material and he has
chosen Danny McNchol and Joe Nit.
chell for the posts. These two are
basketball players and therefore clever
at snatching forward passes.
In addition to their ability on forward
passes, both Mitchell and McNichol arc
fast. They have demonstrated their
speed on the floor and with q little more
training should be developed into ex-
cellcnt football men
n ApG~ iv,it - Il.
| at Franklin Field finds Jack Ncylon. the
big guard. the sufferer. Newton wa,
! Kicked on the head Yesterday and re,
/ ceived nasty cash He showed hi,
sameness by not calling time out ir
the scrimmage and had it not been fol
blood streaming down his face, no on,
/ would have known that he had beer
hurt. Lawson Robertson examined tn,
cut and although Ncylon wanted to con
tinue play. ordered him to the gymnas
! lun where he was given medical atten,
ton.
Neylons Injury Not Serious
The injury is not a serious one ant
4 Neylon VIII be available for the frs
game or the season against Buckncll
Saturday' Neylon was scrub guarS
for a while last year. but had to oui
~ ''' NHiiN udNN OF lne football Ncal
on account Of studies Besides being ;
good football player Neylon is also ;
clever boxer. He won the heavyweight
championship Of the University tw,
years ago.
Tilly Walker continues to make goo,
as center and he was given some in
side tips about the position by Franl
Sommer who has been aiding BIN IIol
IenbacE. Walker is sure to start th
game against the Lewis collegians
The guards will be Neylon and EIlso,
ana the tackles Wilmington and Supplee
Wilmington yesterday was admitted 4
the students army training CORPS. H.
is over the twenty-one year age limit
but has deferred classification in tn
draft. The other athletes who were re
jected by the military officials-Miller
Gustafson, DeKorn and Rosetsly-hav
left college.
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ElVN STATE, MINUS
STARS, ABLE
TO MAKE LONG TRIPS
enter Counfdus Retain Original athletic EHgbilt,
y Code, Are Not Under S. 4. r. e. Ruling and Can
Make Overnight Jaunts With Faculty Consent
u, RORERT ". MAXWELL
sports Editor Evening Public Ledger

ACcoRDINC
~ ths
the orders following story
Gared in
Penn State will athletic eligibility
ldiers here by apanc
ouck mechanics college
"a Graduate
&andard eligibility
vho had fully
1uEemens"
n ohe
follow. II there
Hepartnent has jurisdiction
providing
Xe above leads believe
q follows: This department
1o enrolled A is
4her
pr practice We or teams
4eced A.
is
&dnary G.
am any once
STATE soldiers.
s
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Greens and Fairways in
Splendid Condition for
AnnuaI Fall Battle Over
+ a M us N0rthfeld
Course
NEW FOURTH IN PLAY
By WILLIAM II. EVANS

LNNThIES for the annual fall tourna.
| T. ment Of the Country Club Of At.
| lantic city will close next Wednesday
I evening. with Frederick G.. Robbins
secretary Atlantic City. The tourna-
ment will begin with an cightcen-hole
qualifying round Thursday. Octob.r II.
and the match play rounds will be held
/ Friday and Saturday The privilege OF
tho course without charge is extended 10
all contestants from next Monday to
Sunday, October 20, inclusive.
There will be four sixtcens. with a
medal for the low qualifyii score and
prizes 20 the winners in the four flights
and to tho winners of the defeated
oights. In addition there will be an
eightecnhole handicap on Saturday aft
ernoou for every one who is not in the
seminal or final matches.
Minor Changes in Course
The new fourth hole, which is some
what longer than the old one-shotter.
will be in play for the tournament, and
while the green is not as good as the
Others II will be in good shape for play.
There have been few changes made on
the course, and the most important one
is the removal of the board protecting
the second green. This has been re-
moved and the sides sodded The ditch
is still there and the slope to the green
will be abrupt enough to still make the
second shot full carry. so that II the
ball hits the turf it will in all proba-
blity fall back into the ditch.
The greens are in perfect condition.
with the exception of the new fourth,
and players who have been at Atlantic
City say they were never better The
| turf through the fairways is also excel
.
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men, issued an order forbiddng all places Of
amusement from keeping open, AS soon
the ban Is II fted Herman IMiRusy1 TawIar
me tnstchmaker, win have Jack ThOrnpson
test. " " """' Soh'
tk thsk sohnson, manager Of Harvey Thorn.
eApeSts " leave for the wild and WooiIy
W n M.hln Few days lie probs bly, will
so 7" "orh N an Illinois shipyard,
w Iendier's injured left hand Is kettlne
sI ssous IN nne shape and he expects TO starI
posmM again when the ban on Amusement,
~ hi'ed py the Health Department
sammy sehin, the Harrisburg lIghtweixht
! ANXIOUS to get crack at GussIs Ievis
the local featherwe eight.
Ths Health Depsrtment OF Boston, Mass.
has & closed all places OF amusement ana thers
w MI ne no boxing In Beantown until tho bar
Dr. u. W. wittmaier, a close follower ol
poklng. now 10 At the shore rccuperatipa
from an attack Of the influenza. -.
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Big TEN TOPLAY
in NOVEMBER
All October Games Can
celed to Conform With
War Dept. Ruling
FIRST GAME NOV.

Chicago, Oct. a.-Football schedules
of the Big Ten" were completely re-
vised at special meeting OF the coaches
and athletic directors here yesterday TO
conform with the War Department rul-
ing limiting the teams 10 two forty
eight-hour trips next month. All games
previously scheduled for october were
Cancelled, 80 the Western Conference
championship season will be entirely
confined to November
The season will open on November .
and close on November 80, the Saturday
following Thanksgiving instead of the
preceding Saturday, as has been the
conference rule. None OF the coaches
attempted TO schedule Thanksgiving day
games with conference elevens, but as
holiday football always has been big
attraction in the Middle West. some
Of the coaches undoubtedly will arrange
games with service elevens. 1t will be
the first time since 1905 that Thanks
giving day football Will be served fol-
lowers of the sport by the Western
Conference. ~r .H-
Three Games on Opening Day
The opening games will bring to-
gether Iowa and Illinois, Northwestern
and Michigan and Chicago and Purdue.
Six of the teams in the conference will
be in action on the next four Satur-
days. but only two contests were ar
ranged for the closing day OF the sea-
son.
Chicago arranged the heaviest sched-
ule. bagging Ave games. Michigan
scheduled four. and in addition prob
ably will meet Syracuse At Ann Arbor on
November l6, week before the clash
with Minnesota. The wolverines VIII
signalize their return TO the conference
by meeting Northwestern. Chicago,
Minnesota and Ohio in the order named.
Indiana Unfortunate
Indiana was unfortunate in arrang
ing new program, ~ Coach Steihm
was unable TO schedule single contest
within the conference. The games with
Minnesota and Iowa were called off be-
cause 1t was impossible to make the
trips within the forty-eight-hour limit.
Although the championship season
will not get under way until November,
the teams will not be idle this month.
Chicago plans TO play one or two service
elcvens, and other coaches are making
] SllnlldF plans, III duultltH 10 dTEdHBlnk
games with minor colleges within easy
travelling distance
The. revised schedule follows:
Saturday. November .: Iowa vs.. Illi-
nois. at Urbana: Northwestern VS.. Michi-
gan, at Ann Arbor; Purdue VS.. Chi
cago, at Chicago. Saturday. November
.; Illinois VS.. Wisconsin. at Madison
Michigan VS.. Chicago. at Chicago; Min
nesota VS.. Iowa, at Iowa City. Satur-
day, November 16: Ohio VS.. Illinois, at
Urbsna; Wisconsin VS.. Minnesota, al
Minneapolis; Chicago VS.. Northwest
ern, at Chicago. Saturday. November
"a: Illinois VS.. Chicago. at Chicago
Minnesota vs. Michigan, at Ann Arbor
Wisconsin VS.. Ohio, at Columbus. Sat
urday, November 80: Ohio VS.. Michigan
(either Columbus or Ann Arbor) Min.
nesota VS.. Chicago, at Chicago.
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SOCCER SCHEDULE
FOR THE ELEAGUE
List of Players for Opening
Game Also Will Be An.
nounced Tonight

one OF the three association foot
ball leagues in this city will hold meet
ings this evening. The Shipyard Soc
Ger League is due to meet at the Hotel
Adelphia. The shipworkers will adopt
the schedule for the season at their
confab.
Another important matter in connec-
tion with the Shipyard League will be
the announcement of the lne-ups Of
the various teams,
The soccer outlook for the season is
promising. with the organization of
the Delaware River Association Soccer
League. the American League and two
divisions virtually assured in the AL
lied League. the coming season should
be successful. The disbandment of the
Industrial Leauge. was not unexpected
but the organization has decided to
hold It's franchise in the Football As
sociation OF Pennsylvania and Eastern
District.
Saturday will start the season for
league ball with these games:
Shpyard League-Pusey & Jones VI.
Sun Ship. at Gloucester; Chester vs.,
Merchant, Team y. at Bristol; Harlan
VS. New York Ship, at Wilmington /;
Hog Island is idle.
American League-Germantown vs..
David Lupton Sons. at Germantown /;
Disston VS.. Keystone B. c.. at Disston |;
Wolfenden Shore vs. Sun Ship, al Car
dington.
Merchant Team A, in the Ma tionsl League.
missed Harry Pearce in the game with Pat
.rson. II was due TO his absence that 'BiG
Bill" Wilson's prOteges lost their frst game.
Brsnnigan. star forward from st. Louis,
was injured early in the fray.
Nothing is too Esod for the shipmen. They
went after the best officials in baseball ana
the same policy holds good in. soccer.
Third and Lehigh IL undoubtedly one of
the best soccer locations in the city. New
York Ship almost had decided To play there
at one time. but Manager George Bowe later
abandoned the idea.
Bethlehem Is having everything all its own
way in the National League, winning the
first two games with ease. on Saturday
they face Merchant Ship.
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LEXINGTON MEET ENDS
Influenza Epidemic Responsible
for Closing Grand Circuit Races

Lexington, oct. s.-The meeting of the
Kentucky Trotting Horse breeders As
ISOLATION was declared OF yesterday
at a meeting OF tho directors on account
of the influenza epidemic. Many of the
stables will remain here. as nothing def
mite has been made known regarding the
meeting at Atlanta.
Just what disposition will be made of
the stakes has not been announced. The
stakes yet to be decided include the
Dinner. a private sweepstakes the Ash
land, several others OF merit and tho
pacing futurlty The stakes can be raced
for any time in the future IL the nomi-
nators so agree and the association elects
20 carry out the program after the pres-
ent scare over the influenza IL at an md.
hut the purses are automatically de-
clared of.
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LATONlA RACES POSTPONED
Fall Meeting Advanced One Week
Due to Influenza

Cincinnati. o., Oct. 9.-Conforming to
the edict of the council OF defense of
Kenton County. Kentucky, General Man
ager John Hachmeister, OF the Latonia
Jockey club made the formal announce
ment yesterday that the opening OF the
fall race meeting at the Latonia track
scheduled for tomorrow had been post
poned to Thursday, October II, due to
he influenza.
Under the revised schedule, tho meet
ing will close on Saturday. November O.
exactly one week later than originally
intended. This win he virtually the
same date on which last falls racing
ended at Latonia
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PITT HAS STIFF PRACTICE
Saturdays Game Is Still Very
Much i'm Doubt

Pittsburgh. Pa. Oct 9.--Thc team
from Camp Pitt, a motor mechanics
training section, was pitted against
Warmers University Of Pittsburgh squad
in a practice session at Forbes Field
yesterday. The session was used to
polish off the team play of the Pan
theirs. and many times Warner called a
halt TO illustrate and correct faults of
his linemen and backs running inter-
ference, No attempt to keep a score
was made, and for the most part the
Pitt team carried tho ball Before the
session closed Warner put some OF his
plunging backs into the camp team to
try out the University ine1nen.
The Pitt schedule is still in doubt duo
10 the influenza quarantine. II II In
lifted before Saturday ganre may be
played hut IL will not he with West
Virginia University, as the army reEula-
tiOn has been placed at that school.
Graduate Manager Karl Davis expects
to line up strong team just as soon
as II is known that a game can be
played
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SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS

Harvey Thorps. the slusging lightweight.
lott for his home in Kansas city yesterday
morning. Thorpe received \ telegram stating
that his brother was seriously ill., Thorpe
WAS seen In action inythis city twice and
each time he made good lie fought Lew
Tender and Barney Adair.
Clay Turner, the Indian light-hesvyweiEht
haitler may be signed 10 meet either jos
Bonds or Johnny Howard. of Bsyonne, y. y.
In an cight-round scrap. The bout viii be
held at Jersey city on the afternoon Of Octo-
bcr II.
Herman IIindin Is anxious To get a return
match for his little bantam, Joe Tuber, with
Joe Burman, of Chicago. They recently put
up sensational six-round scrap at the Ma
tional A. A.
Jack Russo, the New Orleans lightweight
ba ttler, II thinking OF enlisting In tho AVA
tion Corps, Many boxers from his nome
town are seeing service and he IL anxious
to join his comrsdes.
The weekly show OF tho Atlantic CITY
sporting club has been postpoped until =
later date. The New, Jersey Health peprrt;
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-09

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has done In the way Of good turf. The
wise man will therefore play an iron on
his second shot.
Entries Close Next Wednesday
The club has several hundred names
on tho list OF those to- whom Invitations
have been sent. but in the event OF your
not having received an invitation I have
been Instructed to say that the club will
be glad to receive your entry. There
Is no doubt that Philadelphia will be
largely represented. II is the last tour
nament of the Philadelphia district, and
the tourney at Northfield has always
been most popular with the Philadelphia
golfers.
Atlantic City Is an excellent test Of
golf and the holes are splendid. There
are plenty OF natural and artificial
hazards. and one of the best hazards at
Northfield is the wind. Sometimes Il is
a gentle breeze and there are times when
II blows gale and when the wind is
blowing hard ii certainly adds strokes
to the scores
Iron Clubs Useful
Most of the local golfers have played
Atlantic City before. but in case YOU have
not the best way Is to run down a day
or two before the tournament. This will
not only famlliarize YOU with the course
but you will learn lot about sandy
lies. The wise player will use his irons.
for the brassey shots on some of the
holes are quite deceptive, and the fell
low who Is long with his irons has 1t
on the golfer who Is uncertain with his
wood from sandy lies.
Clarence Hackney. the professional at
Atlantic City, has the record Of the
course with card of 6s, but any ono
who can break an so at Atlantic City
is shooting excellent golf.
The tournament committee Is made up
Of frederick S. Sherman. Maurice Ris-
ley, DR.. Theodore Senseman, II. Kendall
Rcad and d. Webster Bell.
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Annapolis. MD. oct g.-Thirty-iv. OF
the sixty members OF the FIRST squad at the
Naval Academy were on the field yesterday,
the largest crowd Dobie has had since The
"hu'' hit tho midshipmen. However a
number had been warned by tho medical men
not to engage In hard work and the COS eli
had time to pick two elevens for a scrim.
fenslve work.
The management will play football up TO
and INCLUDING November 80 IL games can be
secured. Nearly every college appros ched
has had Its plans upset ny tho Influenza,
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TUFTS TO PLAY FOOTBALL
Professor Smith Will Coach Stu,
dents Training Corps Team

Medford. Mass. Oc'. 9.--Tentative
plans were made yesterday for STUDENT
army training corps football eleven at
Tufts College. Cares will ho arrang. I'd
Hnn ;. \. T. e jcams wituin a short
distance OF this city.
Professor Richard q. Smith has been
asked TO coach the new team i'm place Of
DR. Charles Whelan, Tufts football coach
tor the past twelve years. who has en-
listed in the army medical corps.
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Ursinus Star Injured

ColIegeyilie. Pa, oct. 9--Clydc MOser,
the veteran end, may he forced to re-
main on tho side lines this Saturday az
a result of an injury received in yester-
days scrimmage with the second team
Moser's cleats caught In the turf, and
while half sitting and half standing
was run into by three members Of the
scrubs. and this extra weight forced
something in his ankle TO snap
u II hoped that this injury is only
slight as lrsinus's cripple list at present
is exceedingly large. Those on the dis
abled list are Captain Paul Isenberg,
"Dutch' Roth, Lentz and Moore.
An attempt Is being made to arrange
a game with the National Farm School
here on Saturday,