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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16

Provldent Life A. A. women's team finds
section running of with first honors.
having won seventeen games and losing only
three.
In the mems section team No. 4 now has
two-game lead over team No. ..
American Ice Company League, with its
ten teams. shows that station No. q Is
master Of the tenpins. having a lead over
main office team Of three games.
Eckman, of the Philadelphia Drug League.
stepped into frst place last week. taking the
lead from Muiford.
Commercial and station s, of the Phila-
delphi- Electric League. are still battling
Tor hrst honors. both teams tying for first
place.
Savllle, of Narberth. and Helm of Rad
nor Fire Company. were the only two duck
ers TO go over for double score last week.
At the end OF the twelfth week we find
Overbrook white team, of the interclub bowl
ing tournament. leading with a percentaEs
OF 1857. Merton and Overbrook green are
tied for second place.
A record breaking number Of contestant,
are looked for in the coming internati nal
during February and March.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16
Some Championships
Previously Overlooked

Champion Nulsance--The Kaiser.
Camoufiage Champion-franch Hickey.
Champion Talker Phil Hall. who
talked himself into $4,000 damage
suit.
Diet Champlon--HOover.
Champion Marksman--Jess willard.
who hits the bull In the eye every other
day.
Champion Aeronaut-Charley Herzog.
GiantR.
Champion Slaeker-The married man
who wouldn't 10 to war In spite Of q pam
throwing wife.
Champion Buyer-Weeshman, who
purchased Grover Alexander.
Nerve Champi0n-Baker. who had the
nerve to sell Alex.
Champion Artlst-Charley Chaplin.
who drew $500, 900.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16

Cobb and Crawford leading. But we'll
string with Philadelphia. with La joie,
Delehanty, Sam Thompson. Harry Davis
and few more. Lajoie, Delehanty,
Thompson and Davis were all terrific
htters. with Delehanty leading the fold,
probably the greatest slugger that ever
lived.
Figure up the total output and you'll
md Philadelphia well In the lead as the
City Of Slug-not to forget j. Franklin
Baker when he was In his home-run
prime,
Soldier Scoring
Two soldier football teams were re-
Gently playing at southern camp. The
battle had been a terrific one. with the
stretcher-bearers busy,
Neither side had scored a touchdown
but as another man was carried OH the
field one of the soldiers remarked
well. that ties II up at IL and 12."
Twelve and 12," said another soldier
where do YOU get that"
We'll, we've knocked out twelve oi
them and they've knocked out twelve OF
u.s." replied the first speaker.
Jess Willard. according to rumor, will
turn over his championship, just as JEFF.
ries did. And Jess, just as Jeffries did
will observe the lure of golden nuggets
and return just in time to receive II
under the right ear. A champion can
retire unbeaten, but we can't recall one
who ever did.
The genial Russians are all right to
be at war with, but they are rough on
their friends. Being at peace with
Russia is the great strain-producer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16
Sports Served Short

The national indoor track and field cham.
pionships will be held In the Twenty-second
Regiment Armory. New York. on March l6.
Athletic Union boxing Championships on
April and o.
John j. McGraw has left New York for
fore going TO the New York training camp
letics, will not report TO Connie Mack. He
says he is out OF the game for good.
Frank Jones Lost his NTH straight game
In the local thres,e9sh,on Sarsm , 6iiiSrd La
single point.
W. and =; will play ten football games
be played at South Bend October 20. The
Pitt game will be at Pittsburgh on Noyem-
ber 0.
time for Connie Mack and who gave sixteen
The y. NJ, 9. 4; has as shiDpsS 70 the sol;
goods. Including SO. 7sO basebaiIs and IL, 400
bats. In the shipment are 2iO0 sketbails
and 4so0 soccer balls.
Moulton won the finals Of the Penn IT5-
pound novice wrestling bout. defeating
Wolf.
Harry Mcmillan has been renominatsd for
the presidency of the Philadelphia swim
ming Club. Twenty-Five members are now
In national service.
John G. Martin. of the Huntingdon VAL
ley Country Club. and David McKim Lloyd.
Of Pittsburgh were among the winners In
the first match round OF the Winter Golf
League of Advertising interests at Pine
hurst.
A bil lesslHsng boxing in New York
State, which may be Introduced In the
Legisiature at Albany to-day by Assembly
man Martin q. Mccye. would limit New
that each club pay nsi license y 6oOs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16
Amateur Notes

The Perez Zion fourth. fifth, sixth and
seventh class basketball teams would like
to arrange games with teams in or out of
town, Joseph Ludury. manager. $50 Green
street
Holy Name c. e. wishes to arrange games
with first and second class basketball teamS
having halls. preferring st. Rita and Christ
Church. Joseph Il. Killing, care Of the Holy
Name Catholic Club. 2222-30 Cedar street.
st. Paul A. G. wishes games with second
and third class basketball teams at home.
William u. Evenser manager. 1919 Rose
berry street.
The PennAeld A. A. wants basketball
games with third class teams, A. l.. Homer
1929 Fillmore street. or phone Frankford
1878 N.
The Henry Fellswship wishes to hear from
tsssns pisyins Tussdsy and saturday NIGHTS.
Alhoet ,. Islth, e71o Lssds street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16
MEDALIsT A WINNER
Follett Victor in Advertising Coli
Tourney at Pinehurst

pINEHURsr. N. c.. Jan. ls.-Ths
Advertiser played one round Of match
play in all divisions: II has, fol-
sociation and abolished stymies In all
match play rounds through the tourna-
ment.
The favorites, Dutton. L. A. Hamil-
ton, Purves and Follett. all won their
vorite to suffer defeat was Marshall
Whitiach, who was defeated by 8. H.
Patterson. u. J. Barber won the play
on of yesterdays tie for net score with
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16
LEVINSKY AND BRENNAN
BOX DRAW; CALLED FAKE
Boxers Showered With Lemons When They
Wrestle Through Twelve Rounds
in Boston

Brennan TO the club. Brennan demand
ed that Billy Roche. OF New York. ref
cree In place of Maffitt Flaherty, OF
Boston. The club would not stand foI
an outside referee, and the result was
an agreement went with F'laherty in the
ring that II the boxers were on their
feet at the end of twelve rounds It would
be a draw.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16
NOT MUCH TIME FOR BRASSIE
AND MASHIE IN THE WHIRLWIND
OF CAMP MILITARY ACTIVITIES
Range Judgment One Branch of Army Work
Greatly Aided by knowledge of Scotch
Sport-Lajoie True Frenchman
BY GRANTLAND RICE
Merely a Yearn

When you arise at sic A. N.
To start the long days grind.
when you hare finished all the jobs
The 3. c. has in mind;
By the time you haze had sir lectures
And the drills that you can't cut
There's not much time for the good old game
That goes ,cih the sirtoot putt
There's not much time for the mdshie
Or the brossies stirring clout:
sometimes tconder hotp the old game looks
And 1chat 10 is all about
when you haze done this thing and that
From dd,cn to ten y. N:
When you hdpe run program through
One day can hardly stem;
when you hare finished up day
With tcorn and t0eory soul.
There's not much time for the good old game
That goes acith the Nineteenth Hole.
There's not much time for the mashie
or the brdSSie's stirring 1chis;
/ often ,conder hour the old game looks
And just rhdt a putter is
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16

A purse of $4,000 would not be con.
sidered by Willard. He knows hov,
much he can draw in a match for IN
title and he can't see any of the o,,,.
side promoters. Jess believes that Fr.5
Fulton Is not anxious TO do any frht.
ing, but desires to spend all of his tins
in challenging for the title. Willard ia
willing to sign the papers any day. IL
When Matt Hnkle offered TO undAr.
write the show for $1,000, 900, provided
the Government would raise the ban o,,
moving pictures and the authorities ~
New York or Philadelphia would allow
a twenty-ive-round battle, the public
gained some idea of the drawing powar
of the match. Matt knows quite a littIe
about the boxing game. having promoted
many big events in his day.
Jimmy Dougherty's Idea
Another promoter who has had sorns
experience is Jimmy Dougherty. ths
Baron OF Leipervile. Jimmy iLanced
the big Kilbane-Leonard bout at Sbjhs
Park last summer. putting up $50 yooo
in real money to bind the match The
baron believes Willard and Fulton will
draw lot Of money and is willing 10
help make the affair a success.
Il will not come out with offers Of
he said, but II Willard Is looking far
a place to stage the bout I would ike
to have him take a look at Leiperyille
A ffteen-rouLd battle could be nut an
there, and l have the ground for tbs
erection OF big stadium. Transporta
tion facilities are wonderful and hun
dreds Of trains could be handled. TbI.
means big crowd, because we are close
OF Philadelphia and on a direct line with
New York. Baltimore, Washington and
other big cities
Il don't want to make any money out
of the affair. and IL Willard cares to ac-
cept my aid he is perfectly welcome. AL
though small town, Leiperville would
be an ideal spot to stage a championships
bout"
Johnny Burns Pays Visit
Johnny Burns, the oscar Hammerstein
of kensington, is out with a charIen.a
to Champion Pete Herman on behalf az
his most recent battler, Gussie Lewis
Johnny has taken over the managerial
reins OF Gussie and is out after bir
game.
i nave $500 TO post as a forfeit In
bind match between Lewis and Herman
at llS pounds ringside." crates JOHNNY
Gussie Is entitled to a chance at tbe
champion because of his work in thu
four-round bout with Pete in the Smo,xc
Fund show. My boy is one of the best
bantams in the country. and 1 will keen
after Herman until he consents TO 4
match"
Johnny has arranged another bantam
show at the Cambria for next Friday
night In the wlnd-up Battling Murrav
will hook up with Young McGovern M
pride of Port Richmond.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16

ERE sweet little scandal
Havana handing
the worlds champion
his
the old
with the championship emblem He
like ball
idol action 'Thereupon
championship which nights
Of State something referee
when
But shooting
= house Cubans
from
impossible
.Io IN his shot.
to
however and
they
not but according the
that another will future
should help some--especialy the players
Eea0ue M00uIs WW Confer With Government
knottest little Of Berlin
in Warrington representa-.
baseball
greatly
baseball mind OF
fair convenient method
other
Of transportation facilities during
- ~ Nafpnai Leasue, states
@ m 6eeop eeher than railroad dimcpluss
=
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16

HAVE old
Of baseball about
pper who acting city couple of
baseball bugs by the thousands
lake them forget their favote
~ Judging from s
studied
not baseball don't
repertoire
old the hills and have recied
still call for it. Then when hand
baseball a
Of baseball of their and take
to the ball parks before
Ahlees have time Of it, continued big
reminiscent a
rres amid the paudis of
audience appreciates With
works his head off,
he through? should NOT The
epplaudng until
is
brighens
|rns that
example
with the bases full
How would he feel the
Y n again? Also take
the the to
round again satisfy the spectators?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16
Baker Is Likely to Lose Some of the Purchase Money

"
aid for Alex and Kilefer still will
OF the
changed hands
ever recall with weeghman
[ek after the o be made.
what
-
I'm that replied weeghman there
The be
lainder Of the
begins
of made
ete
also OF handing bunch which
4eetions Occasionally they right.
in
% night phone
ALEXANDER is
b to call the deal Off
1s time"
H THERE another angle the
II
to Of
purchase getting
roney don't know what difference the draft
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16

'lVCE OF ALEX WILL SMASH
lEGHMANJ'S PLANS TO CAPTURE
REMNANT IN NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pitcher Was Expected to Add Many Vic
Hes to Cubs Total-Must Report 80 Days
Before Season Begins or Deal Is Off

IN president
weahered the shot him by sbe
The might
will md that the right thing Events of the future
I a
which
The thing President Baker
taken seriously
OMAHA Nebr wirer home Of
big pitcher drafted service
which
ferred soldiers He
nen. However. still that
rating his questionable which filled
its
signals This happeneS before.
y A. that
bSger dead the playing
n like this should be pikers
d there be hows Of distress the Windy Even
<d with of behind
soreheads all
In Alexander
nth rookie There distinction after don the khaki
THAT would weeghman
"a "A his
eounted
hs wonderful drawing salary
Il with extra admissions at the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16

Otis Lowry. for two years with the Ath-
letics, Will not report TO Connie Mack. He
says he is out Of the game for good.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16

The national indoor track and field cham
pionships will be held In the Twenty-second
Regiment Armory. New York, on March 10.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16

John j. McGraw has left New York for
Havana, where he will he for a month be-
fore going TO the New York training camp
at MARLIN.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16

Frank Jones Lost his NTH straight game
in the local three-cushion carom billiard
tournament, Otto Re!selt beating him by a
single point.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16

Savllle, of Narberth. and Helm of Rad
nor Ftre Company. were the only two duck
ers to go over for double score last week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16

Boston will see the National Amateu
Athletic Union boxing championships o
April y and o.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16

Eckman, of the Philadelphia Drug League,
lead from Mulford.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16

w. and j. will play ten football games
next fall. The game with Notre Dame will
be played at South Bend October 20. The
Pitt game will be at Pittsburgh on Noyem-
ber 0.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16

Commercial and station s. Of the Phila-
delphis Electric League. are still battling
for hrst honors. both teams tying for first
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16

Provident Life A. A. women's team finds
section O running OF with first honors
having won seventeen games and losing only
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16

bases on balls in one game. has Joined the
aviation corps,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16
The City of Slug

Some one has developed a debate as
to which city has known the hardest
slugging ball players.
The vote was given to Detroit, with
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16

In the mems section team No. now has
4 two-game lead over team No. ..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
Beaten Out of
Every Position

But at that moment another policy
appeared. Congested as the enemy
already was with some four hun
dred thousand men in a district less
than thirty miles broad and about
twenty miles deep, with his railroad
communications cut, his road com
munlcations poor, his two great road
functions under close and continu-
Gus fire and his ground cut up by
woods and hills. he, instead of de-
hberatelv going back further in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04

railway uniting Paris with the east
ern front, that is, with Verdun and
Nancy, passes right along the bank
of the Marine at this spot, and so
long as the enemy was present in
the hills which dominate the sector
of Dormans he completely cut this
Inc. There is an a tentative line
to the south, but it is less direct, and
the pressure upon it, so long as the
main line was cut, was very heavy.
That was one reason, apart from
all question of internal policy, for
he attempt to hold on to the salient
which has now failed. Obvious y,
if the enemy is compelled to retire
from his most advanced positions
that is, from the southern portion
of the salient on the Marine itself,
as he has now been, there is nothing
left fer him to do but to fiatten the
salient thoroughly.
There has been a good deal of
speculation as to whether the enemy
intended to relieve his situation by
launching some main attack else
where. Like most of the questions
put to the public by the press during
the war this question is insoluble,
and attempts to solve it are vain.
No one knows the mind of the
encmy's command before events re-
veal it. If they did the war would
be won by knowledge alone.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04

representatives of the labor. aeri,,,..
RI ana manufacturing divisions ~ y. =
rehch hepuoi.c, S headed by y ~
ocft Met!n, former Minister Of - ~
OF the Brand Cab net ard stip ~
ger OF the Chamber Of Deputies n
MS. met the American troops no a.. ~
at bezancourt and had Won tho ~ @e
'2ry cross while fighting at their go
ag2lnst the Germans in hot consie, ."
They fight like dey ls." he 81,
and well deserve the name the .AoSs,
IN KHAKI. Words are inadeouato 's
express how marvellous is Tho 80 q
and strangth your troops have ,hrrna1'
upon the Allied side OF the co ,'SNl
al France Is ring g with the nr...
o. your plendid army. From The ras
moment your boys appeared in hs'.p
and showed what great lighters ~
are all doubt vanished as 10 Tho o,'.
come Of the war. This is the - ~
war for social democracy and Nc .s.
now on our way to strengthen =, ~
friendship between the Australian az
French democracies and bring the
closer together.
we hone TO spread this same n,o,.
ganda throughout this great nation =.
we journey westward to San France.
We VIII start for Was ington ia, nv.
row. and expect meetin- with Pra,i
dent wilson. Stops will be made !.
Chicago. Denver and Salt Lake CITY -"
Praises American Soldiers
Before ! leave this city wish :,
say that We are accustomed to seers
every class of nation IN the ARM,
rank and file. but We must say that x,
A. erlcan selected soldier and the Wi
unteer are Of high degree. nth.
lectuaily and morally We are i'm.
pressed by the unusual simpl city ma
accuracy that characterize the s,,s
officers in command Of Your troons !.
France. They live in the slmnl..
fashion. and in this they find ,bs,
French allies comrades ~ arms WI,
we in France expected great II ny. !,
the Americans we were not orers,,i
for such a bewilderiny performance =,
has been displayed m The last twelp
months. IT IS amazing 90 AS and -,
tainly i must be amazing to me &c,
mans"
NJ. Metin said - believed fha, ever,
democracy was in aaPpr ~ Tho aronas.i
LEAGUE OF nations TO WIN victory and "a
enforce cign fed and honorable pes,,
he and al the members Of tie MI,
son cNoNr sed dolpht over tho can,
ure OF Soissous and ADDED hat "A.
ne1s wa a a r. ee' cump hc,ns :.
ccivod an American coil
The mission includes Andre Crs
Were, at RordcauN. rtf4iia.r. ca do.
gate; Hcnr Cnrhicra. EFF Nofmsps,
egricu tura' delceate IS. & rhomp,t
representing the Tr.nch nfar i,'o,,4
T Ieclercq Nnffc. tettaa de ecs,,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
Forbids Army Prohsecrs

WASHINGTON. Aug. Army sup
plies my no longer b pu.cha-cd on
the cost plus a percen age Of profit
plan, under q ruling today Of the ape
cial board Of review Of t1n 6 nera'
Star, created after u partm IT q
Just accents had revealed tie extent
of activities of coaiingc fee 60 t
who secured Cove IT contracts for
manufacturers and jobbers
Wherever possible. tie board ~ ed
contracts must be made at FIX,
pr.ce, but n cases whera a st lug
profit contrac Gle RI woul be a
vorable to the government such a con
tract may be made on The b is Of he
cost, plus q fixed comp rs ton Sue
contracts, however mist b. approv d
by the beard of review Of the part,cu-
lar supply bureau m k ng tie nur-
chase or by the superior board of re
view
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04
y. S. Not Forgetting
After-War Economics
Americas Position Protected
by Natural Resources
and Ship Output

WACU{NCTON Anr Q AItbov,,L
:, O,'' ,'Ns' " f'''"oue =
1hcre Is considerable talk IN Allied
countries about the necessity of the
Allies and America formulating q n,ap
fou ~ su;r..: - .''',
military coalition against the Central
Powers. and for continuing AN &C.,
nomic. war against the prosent enemv
countries after the sr9inr az neacc
there have been no tnngiblc develor'
ments in that direction sine, tho meet.
;rr of ~, Ecoro,,;o Co,foro,,o =,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-04

order to relieve the situation, re
versed himself, called in fresh divi-
sions and attempted to maintain his
uncertain line.
He kept on counter attacking with
the utmost violence and at reckless
expense, he borrowed from the re-
serves in the north at least as many
as ten divisions-perhaps more
and he disputed every foot of ground
against the pressure the Allies were
exercs sing all around the ring Of the
salient. There were even cases Of
his rega ming ground for moment,
as at Vile Montoire. and whenever
he went back at all it was only be-
cause he was beaten out Of his posi-
tons He daily lost prisoners and
guns, yet he refused for whole
week any signs Of voluntary retire
mtnt.
Then, on Saturday, July 27, he
suddenly fell back by miles from the
south.
We can see pretty clearly what
this confusion and contradiction
came from. Three policies, or three
orders, were successfully adopted,
and at last fourth policy, which
was a reversion to the second one
Of frank retirement. Of this there
can be no doubt, though the motives
for these changes are less certain
and must be separately discussed.
The first order. under which the
ground below the Marine was held,
was clearly one based on the concep
ton by the Germans that their Of