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New-York tribune., 1919-12-28

veteran infelders broke down-Chase,
Doyle and Fletcher being out at one
time.
Great Financial Boon
Aside from the surprise occasioned
OF loose talk doubtless unfounded) J,
the worlds series Of 1919 was tre-
mendcus success. The series was
lcngthened to an issue Of best five in
nine garncs-a fact which proved q
great financial boon, both to the pro-
motars, the participating clubs and the
teams to finish second and third in
cacn Of the major leagues.
For the first time IN its long and
honorable history, this most success
full campaign Of 1919 developed real
trouble in the usually placid American
League The story is known to every
fan and needs no repetition here. Suf-
fee it to say that the litigation which
began with the injunction proceedings
to set aside Ban Johnson S suspension
of Carl Mays has scarcely started as
yet A court fight is on which threat
ens t. shake organized baseball to its
very foundations. This is the only
c .d on the horizon of the sport.
Despite its many surprises the sea-
son O. 1919 was comp etc vindlcatlon
OF real class. Tyrus Raymond Cobb,
for the twelfth time in thirteen sea-
sons, won the batting championship Of
the major leagues away off by himself.
Eddie Roush, of the worlds champion
Cincinnati Reds, was the champion hit
ter of the National League. Grover
Cleveland Alexander, of the Cubs,
proved the best pitcher in the National
League, while Walter Johnson, Of the
Sena tors, was easily the best in the
American League in point Of effec-
tiveness Babe Ruth, of the Boston
Red Sox. established record for
slugring that made him the greatest
individual drawing card in the game
before the end of the season. Ruth,
despite the shortened season, estab-
lished a new record for hitting home
runs He delivered no less than twen-
ty-nne circuit drives. He should have
had two more but for technicality of
rule, as twice he hit fairly into grand
stands but with the winning runs on
the has seS NJ the time
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Penn State, Illinois, Centre
and Oregon Hailed as
Sectional Title Holders
By Ray Mccarthy

Penn State in the East; Illinois in
the Middle West; Centre College in
the South, and the University of Oregon
in the Far West, stand out as the best
teams Of the unusual and remarkable
1919 football season. Of these Centre
College was the only eleven that did
not suffer defeat and is the only ag-
gregation that can claim the cham
pionship of its section without fear
Of dispute. Each of the others named
struck n snag during the seasons
course; in fact, every college team in
the country except four was struck
down at least once during the grand
fall melee.
Harvard, Stevens Tech, Centre Col
lege and Notre Dame were the only
elevens which did not feel the sting of
defeat during the 1919 campaign. Har-
ward, however, had comparative Y
light schedule. and in one of its few
hard games, that with Princeton, the
Crimson was rather fortunate in get
ting a tie. By spirited rally in the
last few minutes of play the Cam mbridge
students managed to rush the ball over
for touchdown and 1910 tie.
Early indications were given of what
was to be expected during this first
postwar football season when soon
after the teams got under way Boston
College rolled into New Haven one fire
October dav. and downed the Blue by
S to 5 score. That same day Syracuse
startled the football world by plaster
ing the Pittsburgh Panth ers, the
famous Glenn Warner machine, which
had gone along for four years bowling
them all over
After that they came fast and fhick.
until the football experts were dizzy
and reelinC from the rapidity Of start
ling upsets.
BY the middle of the season these
upsets. coupled with several other con-
tributing factors, had combined to
create unbounded enthusiasm for the
great collegiate game, and it was at
of this topsy -turvy whirling gridiron
season that it was one of the greatest,
financially and otherwise, in the history
of the sport.
Of course, long before the start had
been made in the various schedules it
was felt that 1919 would be a humdinger
of a football feast But as in the
other postwar sports nobody was
ready for such an overwhe lining sue
cess as arrived so suddenly and with
such impetus.
Indirectly the great war was the
cause of it all. The horrors and the
worry of the conflict over. the great
American public turned with it's dollars
in hand to amusement and entertain
ment. The people Of the United States
began celebrating the day Of the arYnis-
tice. and they haven't stopped yet. This
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Basketball! Teams.
Siren gtllened, i'm
Full Swing Again,

Inc basketball SEASON O. iq18-'1o was
s'ceptlonally prosperous and success
'ui, considering the various handicaps
S"a'r which the garae was played
'"eh the sport was beng ushered in
'as troops were heginin- to pack their
A''s prepars .ory TO returning home,
aAa ever. body was looking forward to
se"ine back 70 normal life again.
nevertheless. the game was played in
Ae VARIOUS colleges, by amateur teams
sno by profess onal fives and the con
'ests drew big crowds.
although the teams of the intercol-
eFiate league ? aged regular sched-
we Of games. no trophy was awarded
."e N'Nner Pennsylvania, because Of
e unusual conditions. By the time
-. ne second term had arrived many Of
'ae students had received their dis
Wsfge and had returned TO their
s'uoles' but II was felt that it would
.' ue the better policy simply to stage
'"e contests and award no emblem.
dartmouth did not participate in the
sport at all last year The other five
sSsams did and finished in the follow
sas sas oroer: POM. Yale, Cornell, Prince
pa psn and Columbia. Mike Sweeney. Of
IN was the leading scorer with a
~ ss'si OF 95 points, leading Van Slyck,
VI Yale, by rs points.
/. me American Expeditionary Forces
"a TTau many teams playing the game.
i"e sport wns very popular with the
.oughooys. I'll lwo leading teams
ss sSere Tours and st. Nazaire. which
;;.a'sned 4. first and second. respectively,
y. ~. .he tournament held at Paris
..e professional leagues OF Pennsyl-
.,n sania and New York suspended activi-
sn s.ss iast year, but are running stronger
ivan ever this season. The intecoile-
f1sle league is again in action.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Nine-Tenths of Players
To Get New Contracts

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-New contracts
for the 1920 season must be proffered
approximately 80 per cent of the reeu-
ar players on major league baseball
clubs, expert followers of the game
said here to-day. That condition, with
the increased interest displayed in the
national pastime, they said. probably
will result in a number OF players fol-
lowing Babe Ruth the Boston Ameri-
can pitcher and outfielder, in demands
Tor increase salaries.
Retrenchments effected for the
period after the war, when the owners
expected to be confronted with les
sened interest in aseball, led TO many
one-year contracts being made. Long
time contracts for a number of stars
terminated With the last season Some
of the players are said to hold that
with the owners obtaining greater
patronage larger salaries can be paid. :
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Jose CapabIanca
Continues to Show
Mastery at Chess

Jose R. CapabIanca, Of Havana. the
fan-Amcrican champion. was easily the
outstanding figure in chess circles dur
ing 1919. and his feat of winning the
great Victory Tournament f The Brit
'sh Chess Federation at Hastngs, with
cut the loss of came, as in New York
year before, emphasized his invinci-
ollIty ca the min aturc battlefield Of
sixty -four squares.
Earlier IN the year CaDablanca had
adteated Boris Kostich. of Serbia in
set match at Havana by 5ames to none,
without allowing a single draw. In the
otory Tournament, however. Kostich
drew with Capablanca and. Ike him.
went through the tournament without p
defeat and was placed second The
young Cuban also toured Great Britain
win Qhenomlnel success, playing up
Nard of d thousand games in simulta-
rcous exhibitions, of which he lost less
than thirty. He also visited Paris
wfere M success was repeated.
The Western championship was
played for at Cincinnati ana 'yas VOL
by Edward I.asker. of Chicago. a
hupchk recaptured the state title at
the meeting of the New York State
Chess Association at Troy. The cham
rionship OF the Metropolitan Chess
League was again won by tie |. l.. Rice
Progressive Club. with the Brooklyn
hess Club N sccoHd place.
The Boys High School Of Brooklyn
was one more. succe sful in the annual
ompetition for the chan pionship Of
the Interborough High School Class
League. New York defYsted Washing
tor in a. telegraphlc, Match on ten
board betwerS the Manhattan Chess
Chess Club and the Capital City Chess
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Holy Cross Retains
Laurels as Leader
Of Eastern Colleges

College baseball was resumed on a
the opening games had arrived most
Of the students had been discharged
from service and had returned to
their studies. The result was
splendid playing season. The Holy
Cross College nine, coached by Jesse
Burkefl. which had won the cham
pionship last year. was declared to
be the best college team in the East
again.
The Worcester collcgians lost but
one game in twenty-three contests;
this to Ferdham, in ten innings.
Fcrdham later was beaten by teams
which Holy Cross had defeated.
Among the other teams which
showed good records at the close Of
Ire season were Brown, Fordham,
Cornell, Yale, Harvard, Navy and
Princeton. Holy Cross, which the
previous year Rad sent Ryan, a
pitcher. to the Giants, this year sent
Statz and Bowen, two fine yourg
outfeldcrs, to the New York club,
while Gill, pitcher. was signed by
ashington. Other stars were Fitz-
patrick, of Boston College, pitcher;
Coke, of Yale, pitcher; Sawyer, of
Yale, second baseman; FELTON,, of
Harvard, pitcher, and Trimble, of
Princeton, catcher.
Baseball was really the first Of the
college sports to be resumed on a
pre-war basis. Much good material
still remains in all the colleges for
next season and the outlook for 1920
is the brightest ever.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Women Golfers in Tie

PINEHURST, N. c., Dec. GA field
Of more than thirty took part in the
clock golf contest for women at the
Pinehurst Countr* Club to-day. The
tourney ended H. a tie at "a between
and Mrs. J. D. Hathaway. of Montreal
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Expect Many Baseball 'tlo9douts''

baseball VIII face sne troubles early he is the
r STRIFE IN the American league both big leagues are
eed with the certainty that the players VIII substantial H.
There will be of hod,uts
some of them ny holdouts
Horse racing enjoyed profitable wear this vcinitv In fact
rush to the tracks found the all too nadae
aag men are preparing for bigger year 1920 On the whole
e game seems to have developed better following has had for
years and officials have shown
The for professional boxing are o II
ac cay assured that the permit boxing a
NJ" YORK state rounds will
allowed This will ble the important contests 10 New yo
Unless something decidedly should hapen this craze r
sports the desire contests will conte
grow The numbers r sportsnen are certain "a
m NWe OF professional will oy as lone
s we professional sports which are kept clean
Inc professional will money in 1920 than b
he wear Jst provided e has the 10 keen his
exhibitions and keeps " his patrons
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Mitchell Gets Captaincy

Fred C. MITCHELL. Penn's veteran
cross-country run% er, has been hon
ored by the memb.fs of the last sea-
son hill and dale team with the cap
taincv of next years runners.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Reuiral
OF Interest Sh0tux
Z5a All Athletics
Craze for Indulgence in ort and Desire TO See Con-
tests Will Continue 10 Grow in 1920; Baseball,
Racing, Boxing, Football, Tennis, Golf Thrive
By w. 0. Mcclellan

The 1919 showed amazing all sports
there indication increase during the wear
1870 has crowded calendar sports including
Olympic games.
they attribute interest in sports to the
re veaed play the world TRAGEDY Of
This spirit especially and the
sports held all the
which the human has fallen through World War;
revival baseball aonsed magnaas exceedingly
Asptca their early yea They cut down the
~ retrench Instead of apathy
found enthusiasm enjoyed most pros
urous years that baseball
winning by the Cincinnati Reds was cur
and shock to the dope There have
made against honesty SERIES but there nothing to indicate
baseball has finally been by gamblers The Cincinnati
baseball better than the White worlds
played and the better
professional startling event the year was the
victory of Jack Dempsey This
something neghbohood of s4ooooo the bcgast b
the drawn The second most
interesting event fstiana the defeat Georges
rnr, the French soldier boxer.
This CARPENTER will meet lack Den,nso for +h
championship somewhere and time that
something like million dollars will when these
M
Inclocues Limit Attendance
Football crowds in 1919 were limited only
where the played there been
fields big enough to hold those who wanted Navy
and the Yaearvad something in the
ndshborho0d Of quarter of million football like
baseball, broke all n of attendance
The numbers of the sports were almost
doubled last according the estimates of
ae " sporting goods The ranks OF the golfers and the
players have been augmented amazing many new adj
ntures woods this sporting guns were cleaned out
early n the season ~ "N '
The amateur portsmen figured late
war nn dd the professional That why revival
amateur sports marked The golfers players and
football the navy the professionals
Abaseball pugiism and other pro sports
Fart ths zest for the Indulgence
forced to become soldiers in br
They have learned training and most of them now
AXE greater pride keeping fit physical
raining This inclination that worthy encouragement The
English doing everything to foster this
desire for participation in sports
Among international
addo to the Olympic
aee rowing contests and held days colleges will
pee with British colleges international golf polo The
Carpenter Dempsey bout viii be international affair Of no small
hterest --
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-13
Witt on Streak

WALKER, strange as 1t may seem,
w is not the only athlete on Mack 5
payroll who is off on a long distance
hitting streak. Whitley Witt has di
rcCted baseballs into unguarded terri
tory in the last ten games, and Ralph
Perkins has been credited with healthy
binglcs in nine consecutive games.
Walkers record is the second best
turned in this season. Outside oi
Peck's long spree, the only other no
ticcabe mark was set recently by Bill
Jacobson the loose jointed st. Looie
outfielder.
The parting shot of Till's came in
tho form of trio of singles off Dutch
Leonard yesterday, but that didn't
prevent the former Boston portsider
from landing clean sweep in the
series for the Tigers.
The As departed last night for st.
Iooie. where they give their first ex >
hibition on their third invasion of the
West. With them was Joe Dugan,
the prodigal shortstop, who left the
Mackmcn without leave. Joseph and
Connie have patched up the breach.
The New Haven boy has recovered
from his recent illness and probably
will start at short against the Browns.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-13
WALKER HAS HIT IN
10 CONSECUTIVE Tits
THly Hasn't Missed Daily
Driue Since July %,
Clipping Ball at 1873
Cdit-Four Home Runs
TEN IN ROW FOR WITT
BY EDWIN J. POLLOCK

STEAn1LY nipping away at the old
~ ball without attracting any great
attention, our Clarence Walker IL 20.
ing right after tho seasons record Of
Rajah Prckinpaugh. Some time ago,
Rajah hit snfcly in twenty nine consec-
utivo games. Watch Walker.
Our lilly has been smacking the
old apple. as they say in the Kings
fnglish. at gait that is really star
tIlng. not to mention sensational Hc
has hit safely in nineteen consecutive
pastimes. In those nineteen tiffs, he
made twenty eight hits out OF seventy
four official chances. This gives him
an average of .37S since July 30, when
he went on his present bat. Not 20
bad for n guy who's fighting off charley y
horse. what?
Those twenty eight swats went for
forty eight bases. They included nine
two-pIy wallops aud four home runs.
Since July 80 Tilly has crossed the
plate, bearing runs, fifteen times.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-13
PERRY PITCHES FOR
NATIVITY TOMORROW
Believed That Rogers Also Has
Deserted Athletics-Both in
City Last Night
DISSATISFIED, IS CLAIM

81 expect Scott Perry TO pitch for the
Nativity team in tomorrow twilight
game against IIarrowgate and Tom
Rogers to twirl in the one on Friday
night against Hilldale. Neither Perry
nor Rogers left with the Athletics last
night when they went West. They have
quit the As and are now members of
our club"
This statement was made this morn
ing by Manager Haggerty. of the
Nativity team. When asked il he were
certain that the two Athletics hurlers
had not gone with the club. he said :
IL saw them last night after the team
left. don't know where they are this
morning, but they are not with Connie
Mack"
Although neither Perry nor Rogers
could be located today it seems certain
that they have jumped the Athletics.
Last night the Nativity team defeated
the Anchor Giants. 8 to 8. Perry was
there at the beginning of the game ready
to pitch, but at the last minute il was
decided to save him for the game schrd
ulcd for tonight between Nativity and
Ilarrowgate.
Patsy German. the well known
sportsman, of Port Richmond, stated
today that he saw both the players last
night and could affirm that they were
in Philadelphia after the time the As
boarded their train.
Tom Shibe, the only oficial Of the
Athletics who could be reached today
stated that he knew nothing of the mat e
ter: Il have been out of town for some
time and have just gotten back said
the magnate: II know nothing about
this matter. II Perry and Rogers didn' t
go with the Athletics. it is news to me.
A friend of Perry said today that the
reason the players had jumped was be
cause they were dissatisfied. Perry
told me that Connie hawled him out
after last Saturdays game, when
Detroit beat the AS ) to !, and said it
was Pcrrys fault. Perry told me- that
it wasn't his fault, and that he was
through with Mack and the Athletics. "
The game between Nativity and lIar-
rowgatc was scheduled for tonight, but
was postponed until tomorrow on &c
count of rain.
]. & j. Dobson. leaders of the Main
Line League. is down on tho program to
tackle Aberfoylc, leaders of the Della
ware River Industrial circuit at East
Falls this evening.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-13
AUSTRALIANS REACH I
TENNIS SEM|F|NAu
Brookes and Patterson Battle
Alexander and VoshelI on
Longwood Courts Today
OTHER WCToRIANS BEATEN

Brookline. Mass, Aug. 13.-The nae
tional double championship tourna-l
nent being played on the new turf courts
Of the Longwood Cricket Club, at Chest.
nut Hill, has reached into the semi~
final round, with one Australian team.
Norman Il. Brookes and Gerald l.. Pat
terson. occupying bracket in the upper
half of the draw, where they will
clash this afternoon with Frederick b.
Alexander and S. Howard Noshell, Of
New York.
The other Australian pair, r. Y.
Thomas and Randolph Lycett, were
eliminated in the second round by Alex
ander and Voshell in a fve. set match.
and William NJ. Johnston and Clarencs
G. Griffin, of California, and Maurice
Z. Mclaughlin and Thomas c. Bundy,
also from the coast, filled out the two
brackets in the lower section.
1t looked Monday night, at the end
OF the Gays play, as though Brookes
and Patterson would fight IL out In the
final round tomorrow with Johnston and
Griffin. and from what the writer has
seen Of the work OF both these teams
he is inclined to pick the Americans,
who held the national title In 1915 and
1918, as the winners. On Saturday
afternoon the tournament victors will
meet William T. Tilden. I'd. Of Phila-'
delphia. and Vincent Richards, of New
York, present champions, In the chal>
lenge round.
Brookes, the Oldest man in the tour
nament. showed yesterday that he ID
still able to cope with the Younger
set" While his game has lost some-
thing of its sting and finishing power,
the great Victorian is just as crafty q
court general as ever, and this he proved
over and over again by the manner In
which he trickcd both Williams and
Washburn in the many furious volleying
exchanges from close to the net.
Brookes is a master at concealing his
direction, and 1t is almost impossible TO
tell just where he is going to send the
ball. In addition, his own antics-
patton of what an opponent is going to
do makes him an exceedingly dificult
man to score against. He and Williams
had some rare passes at the net during
the match, with the ball going back
and forward across fore court at almost
unbelievable angles. Brookes generally
came out with the honors in these
clashes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-13
PREVENT
GRAND CIRCUIT RACES
EUents Scheduled for To.
day viii Be Run off To.
morro,U-R. E. (Romeo)
Biggs Hero OF Yesterday
GRACE DIRECT WINS
BY JAMES s. CAROLAS

ITNiE too we'll known Mr.. St.
Swithin butted in on sporting affairs
today. On account of his presence the
Hrand Circuit races screduled TO he
run at Belmont Park. Narberth. were
postponed until tomorrow, when the
same card will be staged. The track
was demed too wet for the events on
today's card.
Can you imagine bush league um.
pre- breaking into the majors for the
hrSt time. and in his initial appearance
out -O'Daying n Hank O'Day?
Gan YOU conceive of fstic official
who who had been working in the ANA
teurs for years stepping into profess
sional ranks for the first time to referee
a. championship battle and making n
Pop O'Brcn or Matt Hinkle look like
an Ollie Pccord?
Can you picture the water boy Of
the National Farm School eleven jump
ing into football officiating and out
MaSwelling n Rob Maxwell in a Penn.
Cornell or a Yale Harvard game in his
hrst assignment?
Yes. all this can be done, but only
in the land of dreams.
But there came n day when a hero
of the small time broke into the fast
set and made the most critical authority
admire his work.
That day was yesterday, and the oc
casion the opening day of the 1919
Grand Circuit meeting at the Belmont
track at Narberth.
His Triple Burden
The stceds of speed were there and
the best judges Of horse flesh banked one
side of the track. Every race was run
OF smoothly and the false starts were
few when compared to the numerous
starts at other Grand Circuit meetings
But there's a reason for everything.
ana there was reason for the faultless
manner in which the races were handled
Burdened with the triple task of an
nounccr. starter and finish judge, this
unique parsonage stood out like d lump
OF coal on a snow bank
From the land of dreams to the realm
of reality came forth this distinctive
character. Virtually friendless and
having the confidence of only one per
son--that AL Saunders. secretary of the
meeting-this magnetic person rose from
oblivion to the dizzy heights in one very
brief afternoon of harness racing.
Biggs Discovered
For many seasons, r. f. (Romeo)
biggs, of Baltimore, Md, labored on
the small-time racing circuits. All the
fair tracks in the East have had this
distinctive individual directing affairs.
The Grand Circuit employs no scouts.
Baseball magnates scour the minors not
only for players, but for umpires as
well.
In AL Saunders the Grand Circuit has