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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-24
YALE STUDENTS
DEMAND CHANGES
Undergraduates for Expan.
sion Instead of Restric.
ton in All Sports
PLAY MORE COLLEGES

New Haven, Conn. Feb. 2i.-Several
radical features of Yale's new athletic
regime were announced recently in addi-
ton TO the set given out last Monday.
These include statements that the
undergraduate policy is for expansion,
instead of contraction or restriction, in
the development of recreational sport
that more assistant coaches instead Of
fewer are demanded ; that larger instead
OF smaller schedules are desired and
that the new triangular league with
Harvard and Princeton is not meant to
limit Yale's athletic meetings with other
university and college rivals.
The Undergraduate Athletic Associa-
ton has given out a statement that the
triangular agreement was meant for
simply an understanding with Harvard
and Princeton regarding eligibility and
schedules. but that Yale would meet
more colleges than ever before, outside
of Princeton and Harvard games, in
her athletic events in the future.
1t was made clear that the radical
new regime was a product of under
graduate effort and policy, and that
Harvard and Princeton students fully
agree with Yale in the projects which
have been launched for the expansion
of athletics.
Before Yale adopted the new scheme
the editors of the Yale newspapers In
vited the Princeton and Harvard edi-
tors here TO discuss the proposed changes
in recreational sport with them. They
promise that similar changes would be
urged at Princeton and Harvard by the
editors of their undergraduate publica.
lions.
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TEX WANTS INSURANCE
Richard Applies to Lloyds for
$l5O.OOO Protection

Chicago, Feb. 24.-Applications for in
surance policies of $50. 900 each for Jess
Willard. champion heavyweight; Jack
Dempsey, challenger for the title, and
Tex Richard, promoter of the bout for
next July 4. are under consideration by
Lloyds In London. II is learned. Richard
will pay the premiums on the total of
sl50.000 of accident insurance to safe
guard himself against possible financial
loss.
The insurance I want is simply 10
protect me against any accident that
might happen to prevent Willard or
Dempsey from fighting" Richard said.
The applications were signed by Rick
ard in New York and forwarded to
London. A local agent of Lloyds said
he had every reason TO believe the in
surance would be placed. The policies
in the cases of willard and Dempsey
would run from March 1 until after July
I. and for Richard the policy would be
for one year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-24
HASTEN TO
HE
SEASON DRAWS NIGH
Stars Are Forgetting Threats to Remain in Factories and
ForUurd Their Connacts-Leonmd Surprised
by Richie, Demands Return Match
BY ROBERT ". MAXWELL
Sports Editor Evening Public Iedgcr

ONE by oe the big league ball players are sending in their signed con.
- tractsf for tho 1919 season. Their bluffs have been called. and rather
than g % back to the factory where the whistle blows at Z a. m, the boys
decided to devote another year to the great national game. Joe Dugan,
OF the AS; Ross Young, of the Giants; Joe Jackson, OF the White sox:
Billy Southworth. OF the Pirates. and many others are in the fold, glad
to get a chance to play again. Within the next two weeks so many of the
players will spill ink w the contracts that a hOldout will lot be found
outside the dictionary.
Signing a ball player is not the simplest thing in the world-that is
the signing. A club owner feels like sending a package of arsenic Instead
of a return letter after receiving a polite not. from n Of his stars.
One day an owner wa going through his daily mail when he stopped,
giared out of the window and said: Now what do you think Of this?
Here's a fellow who admits he is getting enough money, but if he receives
$500 more he will work his head off this season. Can you beat It? What
will he do IL he doesn't get the $500? Those ball players have strange
business ideas. Perhaps this man imagines he is doing ne a favor by
signing. He'll get that s50O-not"
Another player who vas given an increase Of 5000 yer last years
contract wrote back that he couldn't accept unless travelling expenses for
himself and his wife were included. These ire a few examples of the wor-
rhs of a baseball magnate. Is it any wonder he wears a crouch? No one
can blame a ball player for getting 81 much money as possible, but there
is a limit
n THE club orncrs could get together aud decide to hold back
4 the contracts until March I, perhaps better results uroutd be
obtained. The players troud not hare 30 much time TO think 10
orera and the annual hodout epidemic tcould OF be so serious. why
not try It Som timer
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Instead of ALibi. Leonard Wants Return Bout

TIME only thing missing in that Leonard-Richie thing out in Frisco
i last Friday night is a statement from Benny that he was double
crossed or something like that However, Leonard is not that kind of a
fighter. If he is beaten he takes his medicine, and instead OF handing ut
the usual flock of arbis he demands a return match. That's what he has
done in this case, and if the boys meet again Willie is in for a strenuous
evening.
But Leonard received a highclass lacing from Rtchic. For three
rounds he was hammered all wei the ring. and the squirt made by the
champion in the fourth a not enough to yer things up. Willie sprang
a big surprise when he entered the ring in perfect condition. He did not
outweigh Leonard very much. there being only two or three pounds
difference in their weights. Critics at the ringsde, like Tad and Bob
Edgren, said Benny IA trimmed beautifully, and eve received a black
eyc. They admit, however, that Ritchie would have been lucky to remain
bn his feet two mor rounds.
II Speaking of anbis reminds us of Johnny Khbane, featherweight cham.
pon. who will stage q comeback att the Olympia on March TO- When
Johnny was knocked III by Lenoard a the ball park In 1917, he gamely
took his medicine, gave all of the credit to his conqueror, quit boxing for
the duration of the "a and went into. the service. He is n IF the few
boxers who eve sought publicity o engaged in professional bouts while
at camp His work va SO good that he "a commissioned a first lieu
tenant before the armistcew a signed.
Now he is about to take up boxing again and defend his title against
all omers. His opponent will be Frankie Brown, a rugged batter, who
win give him a thorough tryout. If Kibane is successful on March 10
GEORGE ENGLE closed the Brocn match at the Olympia after
~ months Of hard york. johnny uouh not 0re a definite anurer
until he found ut for himself whether or not he tS able to stand
dthon after almost tpo pears ldVof.
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much credit cannot be given to the
Quakers. All played great basketball.
Ortner and Molinet were the best of
the Comedians, although Stewart also
played splendidly. Mollnet was dis
qualified in the second half for four
personal fouls and his absence broke
the Ithacan team considerably. Molinet Is
a crackerjack player, but he must learn
to break himself of the habit Of unin-
territorial holding.
The last home game of the season
will be played against Columbia We'd
nesday night. The Quakers beat the
Blue and White in New York. but they
intend to go after the M~orningside
Heights players from the first whistle.
Cornell was a bit o~verconfdent against
Columbia and lost. TIL Red and Blue
has proited by the example.
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SHARPE HANDS
CROWN TO PENN FIVE
Eddie McNichoL Arrives
at Newport Ne,Us Today
after Service in France

Eddie .McNichol, former Penn basket
bal! and baseball star. Is expected to
serving with the American pioneer ensi-
neers for. more. than a year in France.
u was first thought that Eddie. was
last Friday. hut II was learned later
that he was on the transport which IL
due ct Newport News. Eddie capitalized
won the intercollegiate championship,
and also played first base on the base
bal! team. He is a brother Of Danny Me-
are sons OF the late James +. McNichot.
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Scholastic League Tie
to Be Broken TOMORROW
Southern Golfer Makes
400 Yard Hole in THO
on Links at PinehurSt

Pinehurst. n. G.. Feb. 24.-For the
first time since the links were con-
structed. the 4OO-yard ele~venth-hole
ON h championship No. three course,
here. was made In two strokes yes
terday when DR.. Ernest W. Bush. of
the southern Pines Club, sank his
brassie shot from more than zoe
yards on the green. DR.. Bush's drive
had been only fair. but when he
swung away with his brassie he
caught the ball absolutely clear.
1t never rose more than fifteen feet
above the ground. but It set sail. on
an absolutely direct line with the
hole. when II struck II bounced
once or twice, rolled straight up to
the lip Of the eur. hesitated for q
fraction Of q second. then dropped
In for tho most miraculous two seen
at this resort In many . long day.
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Star Players Forget the Delapare County League

A MONTH ago the Delaware County League doomed up as a formidable
organization, but of late it has subsidized considerably. The big leaguers
re n t taking it seriously and n o longer are the stars threatening to jump
jackson had signed with the White Sx was a blow TO the league, for the
smuggling outheder was supposed to have been the big noise in the Will
mington club. which wa seeking admission. a month ago Jackson IA
ready to play outlaw baseball, but that "a before the training season
doomed in the ohng and a fat contract as shipped Ito the old homestead.
Billy Southworth also made some threats, but you will notice he signed
the papers Is soon as he had a n opportunity.
This holdout stuff goes big in January. but the boys are o the job
is that a ball player does nt "a etc work any harder than he has
respectfully in the summer-and the veteran owners seldom are worried
ovr his stories about quitting the game.
Sherwood Magee Is an ideal hodout. He never kids himself about
carrying the full dinner pal. twelve months in the year, but when he re.
ceives a cut in salary he returns the contract and waits for further deveL
opments. We saw Sherwood at the Bingham the other night and asked:
Are you going to play bail this year?'
"surest thing you know" was the quick reply.
Got your contract YETI"
"No"
THAT'S funny; what's the matter
Sent 1t back % Garry Hermann. AS soc as Garry loosens up every
thing will be lovely. He always gets generous early in March"
Magee is a great ball player, knows what he is worth and usually gets
II II lei seldom annoys US with that bunk about going back o the farm,
because we know he hasn't any more farm than a rabbit
CONNIE MACK Is signing en- up sorly but surely Every ne
~ crpected to hear of a long list Of hoIdouts. bat It Scens rs u
the boys ire being 1DeT taken careo Of this year In regard 10 salaries.
Wah Joe Duodn back. all that remains Is % sign George Burns and
complete that trade for Bonny Roth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-24

Despite the knockout on Saturday night,
Roy Mcfarland looks like a good boxer. He
has "A nice left hand. plenty Of courage and
Was more than holding his own when he
collded with Mahoney's right mauler. Roy
needs more experience before appearing in
semiwind-ups,
That Iseonard-Rltchie battle stil Is the
talk of Frisco and Richie 10 being boosted
TO the skies. According 10 Tad. who was
at ringside. a return match wouldn't draw
any more than a battle between LACK
Dempsey and the Kaiser.
While Jackson makes his debut on the
coast next week. First he meets Frankie
Farren and then eollides with Joe benjamin,
Lew Tender will have no trouble I'm de-
feating Joe yelling In one OF those won
derful. shows at Newark next "Wednesday
Everybody has a nice time except the spec
tators. You purchase a ticket and hope 10
any seats for cash customers. "
Herman Taylor and Johnny Mooney hav.
purchased the ONCE furniture which once
belonged to Doc Clutch and now are RIM
ming the. office In the Weightman Building.
Johnny TiiIman looked good axain.,
Johnny Grifiths Saturday night at the ma.
uonaL Ttllman made such a good showing
that he Will be matched with another ION
noteher In the near future, Npgssy Taylor
-ff'" ~ WV W
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-24
PENN RUNNERS PICKED
Robertson Selects Team for Mill.
rose Games

Penn's one-mile relay team which de-
feated Syracuse on Saturday night in
sumalo, has been selected by Coach
and Blue in the Millrose relay against
dartmouth. Columbia, Fordham and M
l, Il. tomorrow night. The team is com
posed OF Elmer. Smith, Greed Raymond,
George II Eraztar uus,s Ison.
returned from France where he ga W
service as an aviation lieutenant. will
compete for the Quakers in the low
hurdles. II viii he his varsity debut,
Landers and Smalley also will annna !,
In the hurdles. Haymond and Landers
are In the special 70-yard dash.
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to play, looms up as the most probable
leader In scoring for the season. O'Brien
has Tailed 1854 points, just eighteen moro
than Captain Kneass, of West Philadel-
phia.
O'Brien has scored the most number
of field goals-forty-eight-and is tied
with kneass for foul-throwing honors,
with sixty-eight. Voegelin and Hack
man. of Central High, should boost their
records in the game with frankfort
this week. The official. scoring records
of the first division teams follow:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-24
PENN LACROSSE DATES
Quaker Twelve Opens Season
With Garnet April Il

Penn will open its lacrosse season
with Swarthmore at Franklin Field on
April ~. Coach Goldsmith's men also
will play their second game with the
Little Quakers at Swarthmore on
april &c.
The remainder of tho schedule fol-
lows: May 8. Yale, at home; May 10,
Johns Hopkins. at Baltimore ; Nav II.
Stevens. at home; May 23, Syracuse. al
Syracuse May "a, Hobart, at Geneva
May 81, Lehigh. at South Bethlehem.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-24
Southern and Vest Phild-
delphia viii Meet in Inn.
portant Came; Northeast
and c. H. S. Haze Chance
O'BRIEN SCORER
BY PAUL PREP

py iNCL HLI
THE existing tie Tor Iirst place In tie
l. Interscholastic Basketball League
Will be broken tomorrow when the South
Philadelphia and West philadelphia
quintets meet. These two teams are
deadlocked for leading honors, Zach
having won six and lost two games.
The game tomorrow will have a de-
clded bearing On the final standing of
the league, as this Is the last week. In
addition to determining the league
leader, the game tomorrow will tell
whether Northeast and Central are to
have a chance TO step in and grab the
Dutch trophy.
Fridays Games Important
Southern, West Philadelphia and
Northeast must each play two games,
while Central engages in but one more.
on Tuesday Northeast meets German
town High at Germantown and on Fri
day plays West Philadelphia while
southern is meeting Germantown. Gen.
trails lone game is with Frankford.
1t Is almost a certainty that North
east will trim Germantown, Central
High beat Frankfort and Southern
down Germantown. This makes the
game tomorrow the deciding one. II
Southern wins, 1t virtually means the
championship. while If West Philadel-
phia triumphs. a cornered tie be-
tween Southern, West PHILADELPHIA,
Central High n Northeast may re-
suit.
Northeast Roofing for W. p.
Coach Gerney and his proteges, as
well as the entire Northeast student
body, are pulling for the S~peedboys to
win tomorrow. The Archives, after
being counted out OF the race three
weeks & have made a sensational
comeback and are confident that they
can down West Philadelphia on FRI
day at the Nicetown Boys Club. But
a victory over the Speedboys will not
mean much unless the team across the
river succeeds In defeating Southern
tomorrow.
The second team pennant seems to
be settled. with Southern High the
winner. The downtown team hasn't
lost a game this season, winning eight
league games. Central Is second, two
games behind.
O'Brien Sets Pace
"Obey" O'Brien, the Northeast cap.
tain. Is setting a fast pace In the indi-
! vidual scoring and, with two more games
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-24

The p%ennant in the American Basket
ball League second half has already
been decided in favor Of st. COLUMBIA,
and this weeks games mark the closing
of the regular season prior to the play
Off series between last years champions
and Yours Truly.
Jimmy Coffey's titleholders lost the
first game last year and then ran off
thirteen straight wins. This year they
started off by losing two in a row, and
since then they have won eleven N sue
cession. They oppose J. & j. Dobson
tonight. and the Falls combination has
vowed revenge on their opponents.
1t Will be recalled that st. COLUMBIA
shattered Dobson's first-half ambitions,
hence the desire to get back. The other
game of the evening Is between S. r. II.
A. and Midvale. The are
playing in good form and may hand
the big leaguers a surprise, especially
II they happen to have a night on at
long-distance shooting.
Plan for Series
In the meantime all the fans are
talking OF h series between Yours
truly and st. COLUMBIA. The latter has
all the advantage and is a decided
ravorite In the betting, although the
downtowners are loyal to their favorites
and one rooter already has posted $1,000
against S14O0.
Close in Ship League
The second half of the Shipyard
League series has a better flavor than In
the initial half, and there is every like
lihood that New York Ship will not win
this series. At present the Camdenites
a v a percentage of 800, with two VIC
tories and as many defeats.
Pussy & Jones and Harlan & Hollings-
worth are tie for the lead. Both have
VOL every game played. but the tie will
be sundered when they clash this week.
The return of Joe Hyde on Saturda v
night made a new team out of Ney,
York Ship, and they walloped Chester
64-l9. Charley Engle. rained an even
dozen baskets through the net.
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First Team Standing
nine GAMES FOR FORDHAM
New Workers Open Season With
Lafayette Eleven

New York. Feb, 24.-Fordham's foot
ball schedule. announced today by Man.
ager Raymond J. Kelly, consists Of nine
games. seven Of which will be played at
Fordham Field. The season will open
with Lafayette at Easton on October 4.
The annual contest with Georgetown,
the old Maroon rival, will again be play
ed election day.
The complete schedule follows:
October 4. Lafayette at Easton. Pa. Oc-
tober II. Mlddlebury at Fordhsm Field; Dc
tober rs, Princeton at Princeton. n. j.; DC
tober IS. Rutgers at Fordham Field: No.
vember 4 Injection Day.. Georgetown at
Fordham Field; November q, Albright al
Fordham Field; November IS. Holy Cross
al Fordhsm Field; November -, Boston
College at Fordham Fieid, and November
"a CThank ssiying Day.. villanoya at Ford
ham Field.
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C. C. N. Y. Gets Star Swimmer

sw Hsw York; Feb st-Ths city College
strsnsthened by the addition OF Arthur
Columbia University natators, who has le =
ne latter Institution to come TO the ST.
the Ma sa chusetts Institute o. Tecbnn,orS
and Columbia in a triangular meet Wednes-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-24
Fred Niles Joins Mscomb.

New York. Feb, 24.--Fred A. Miles. chair
man OF the resistration committee OF the
forces Of the Mscombs AthletIe Club. He
Will represent the club ass d~elexste on the
Niles was = member Of the NoninFside
Cub for ten years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-24

Olympia A. A. broad and Ba!nb.ids.
MONDAY EVENING. FEBR UHRY 81. M Ta1c;
Joe Mendell vi. Bobby Burns
Abe Friedman VS.. Patsy Wallace
Johnny lyman VI. Sammy Schiff
Dave Medar VS.. Joe Tiplitz
Johnny Murray VS.. Joe Burman
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The complete schedule follows:
Two Soccer Players Suspended

New York. Feb, 24.-Tommy stark. OF the
~ he New FORKS. have been suspended for
two weeks for fighting In a National League
contest at Lenox Oval last Sunday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-24

pAI ACE RINK S9TH & MARKET SITS
hiAfASH .tal>An Every Afternoon & Eve.
Races Tonight-Mile Open. Also S"idInr,.
and Sailors Race. Ladies Admitted FREE.
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Northeast RootingJfor W. p.
O'Brien Sets Pace

"Obey" O'Brien, the Northeast cap
tain, is setting a fast pace in the indi.
vidual scoring and, with two more games
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Ry EDWIN ]. POLLOCK

L team l have ever seen"
Thus. AL Sharpe. professor of ath-
letics at Cornell. presented Penn with
n bouquet of roses after the Red and
Blue had shared a 1924 victory from
tho Ithacans on the Weightman Hall
court Saturday night.
Their passing is close to perfect"
he continued their shooting excellent,
and they show a 10. of basketball brains.
Another good feature about their play
ing IL that they get better as the game
progresses. Their pace Is swifter at the
time the average team lags."
Penn Real Champs
There is some question In the minds
Of the intercollegiate League officials az
to tho advisability of awarding n han
pionship this year, but there should be
no doubt as to the team entitled TO the
crown. Penn is the class OF the league.
far better than Princeton and Columbia
and several shades brighter than Yale
or Cornell.
The Quakers have only n defeat
CHARGED against them, having lost to
Yale at New Haven. but the Blue was
defeated at weightman Hall. McNichol
was unable to make the Yale trip and
his absence just about meant the diff
ference between defeat n victory.
Penn has beaten Yale. Princeton. Cor
nell and Columbia and is deserving Of
the title should the league officials see
fit to award one.
Cornell was unexpectedly strong
against Penn and few games furnish the
thrills that were produced Saturday
night. The gym was damned with 1900
49, --
shouting because they knew and appre-
ciated the Kind of sand 1t took to main
tain the pace on the floor. Those who
didn't understand the game were yelling
anyhow. 1t was a sort of contagious
delirium.
Quakers Cut Loose
with Ave minutes 10 go the score was
deadlocked at 23 and the wee band of
Comedians present were breaking vocal
cords In the excitement. scarcely be-
lieving that the team that lost to CO.
lunbia could put up such a whale of a
battle against the league champions.
Then the Quakers cut loose with clever.
fast and bewildering basketball and
they ran wild.
Lardie Davis. PENIS slim and swift
leader. started the rally when he took
the ball away from an opponent and
scored. Then it -ained baskets and
Cornell was drowned in the storm.
George Sweeney and Danny McNichol
played the best games of their careers.
Sweeney, never an exceptional foor man.
played account game that would have
been worthy of a Kiefaber. He was in
the thick of the defense when Cornell
had the ball and as soon as Penn got
tho hall he left his p1iard IA cta th,,
the ex-Kaiser left Berlin. Mike scored
three times from the floor and got five
out of eight fouls.
Five McNichol Goals
McNichol was the offensive and de-
fensive hero of the game. He netted Ave
baskets besides playing a remarkable
court game. Stannard Gagged three
GOALS. Davis four and Peck two. Too
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Five McNichol Goals

McNichol was the offensive and de-
fensive hero of the game. He netted five
baskets besides playing a remarkable
court game. Stannard Gagged three
goals, Davis four and Peck two. Too